Ata AnzaliAta Anzali is an assistant professor of religion at Middlebury College. After undergoing extensive training in traditional Islamic disciplines in Shi�i seminaries of Iran, he moved to the United States and received his Ph.D. in religion from Rce University in 2012. In addition to a number of publications in Persian, his most recent publications in English include two co-authored books: Opposition to Philosophy in Safavid Iran and Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms. Read More Read Less