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Giovanni Giacalone

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 Male, 33 Years| Milan - 20100, Italy

Member since: Feb 10, 2010

Last active on: Feb 01, 2012 at 05:34 PM (EST)

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About Giovanni Giacalone


CURRENT POSITION
MA in Islamic Studies at Trinity Saint David University of Wales,
Editor for various Italian and foreign magazines, Sociology of Religion and Islamic Studies teacher.

CURRICULUM
Masters in Human Resources Management at Alma Graduate School (2007).
Degree in Sociology at the Faculty of Political Science University of Bologna. Thesis: "Taoism between tradition and modernity" (2005).
After the thesis he continued his studies on Taoism in collaboration with the Association Buddhist Chan Zatma, with whom he has contributed to a research on Chan Buddhism in southern China, "Assault on the Summit" and which still works . He later became interested in Judaism and Islam, with particular attention to the reform movements and mysticism.
Giacalone also puts great emphasis on intercultural and interreligious issues and travelled to England on several occasions to study the dynamics of immigration and integration.

AREAS OF INTERESTS

ISLAMIC STUDIES and SOCIOLOGY OF ISLAM with particular attention to the relationship between tradition and modernity

INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION, Max Weber

SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE, Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann

WEST AFRICAN AND AFRO-CARIBBEAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS

Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

One-on-One at $10-20 per hour

Group Teaching at $0-10 per hour

In Person Teaching

One-on-One at $10-20 per hour

Group Teaching at $0-10 per hour

Offers free trial classes

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Sociology of Religion (Others)
Language of Instruction: English
Sociology of Islam (Others)
Language of Instruction: English
sociology religion
Sociology of Religion (Others)
Language of Instruction: English
Teaching Experience

Teaching Buddhism

Zatma, United States

Oct 2003 - Feb 2010

Buddhism


I'm a teacher for Zatma

tutoring on Islam

Islam, Italy

Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

Islam-Sufism

Professional Experience
Sociologist , teacher and writer
autonomous, Lombardia, Italy
Nov 2009 - Present
translator and publisher
autonomous, Lombardia, Italy
Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

currently writing and translating for a magazine on Religion, Islam and Sufism

hr consultant
hoel, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sep 2007 - Jan 2008
Education

Language-Sociology

Università di Bologna, Italy

Sep 2001 - Dec 2005


TOEFL, Master's degree in HR, studying at the al-Mawrid institute

Professional Exams & Certifications

Islam

Punjab, Pakistan

Year Of Passing: 2009

TOEFL

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Year Of Passing: 2008

Sociology

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Year Of Passing: 2005

Buddhism

Nevada, United States

Year Of Passing: 2003

Language diploma (English, French, Spanish)

Veneto, Italy

Year Of Passing: 1997

Associations & Membership
Associazione Italiana Sociologia
Italy
Jan 2009 - Present
Publications and Research
Il Taoismo fra tradizione e modernità
Giovanni Giacalone

A study of Daoism in its tradition and in modern times.

Assault on the summit
Giovanni Giacalone, Ming Zhen Shakya, Yin Zhao Shakya

An advanced text on Southern Zen Buddhism

Abjad in Islam
Giovanni Giacalone

The history of Abjad and its roots in semitic culture. Comparisons with Jewish gematriya.

Sufism in Pakistan
Giovanni Giacalone

The history of Islam in Pakistan and how the three main Sufi orders came to birth.

The History of Karaism
Giovanni Giacalone

The history of Karaite Jews

Legba as a bridge-figure between Africa and the New World
Giovanni Giacalone

the history of the legendary lwa Papa Legba in Vodou and Vodun

Jews of Malta today and in the past
Giovanni Giacalone

the history of the Maltese Jewish community

The Chistiyya Sufi order
Giovanni Giacalone

The history of the Chisti order from its rise till today

My generation: migrant stories from Italy
Giovanni Giacalone

an interview with a second generation Italian-Ghanaian

The life of an illegal
Giovanni Giacalone

interview with a Senegalese illegal

The development of Islamic communities in Italy
Giovanni Giacalone

Islamic communities in Italy from the 60s till today

The Salafi movement
Giovanni Giacalone

Salafiyya from al-Afghani till today

Sufism in Italy
Giovanni Giacalone

A perspective of the various Sufi orders in Italy with special attention to Muridiyya and Jerrahiyya

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