Cynthia Mahmood is Frank Moore chair of anthropology and professor of anthropology at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Fascinated by religious motivations for militancy, Mahmood specializes in the anthropology of violence, war and peace, terrorism, guerilla warfare, and language and culture. Her signature area of expertise has been upheaval among India’s Sikhs She is author of Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues With Sikh Militants (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996).
| Website | https://www.central.edu/faculty/cynthia-mahmood |
| Email address | cmahmood@nd.edu |
| Phone number | 574-631-7604 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Foreign policy, Government & politics, National security, Society & culture |
| Locations | India, Iowa, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Faiths | Sikhism |
| Languages | English |