Haroon Alvi

PhD Student

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology of Religion
  • Mysticism 
  • Sufism
  • Islamic Studies

Biography

Haroon Alvi is a PhD candidate in the Department for the Study of Religion. He completed his Bachelor's in Economics and Philosophy from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and holds a Master's in the Study of Religion from the University of Toronto. His dissertation focuses on madness and mysticism, examining their overlap and epistemological significance from the lens of psychoanalysis and Sufism.