Mark Faulkner
Professor
Religions & Philosophies
School of Oriental and African Studies University of London
United Kingdom
Biography
I arrived in SOAS in 1996 to follow a one-year taught Masters course in African religions but ended up moving into the MPhil/PhD research programme, completing my PhD in July 2000. Since then I have taught part-time in both the Africa and the Study of Religions departments.
Research Interest
Indigenous African Religions, Hunter-Gatherer Peoples, Catholic Missionary Activity in Africa, Religious Topography. I have appeared on a number of BBC World Service programmes. I have also written Expert Reports for the Courts, frequently relating to the minority Swahili-speaking peoples of southern Somalia.
