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Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley (Jorunn Jacobsen) was born on 1944 in Norway, is a Norwegian-American religious studies scholar (born 1944). Discover Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Jorunn Jacobsen |
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Professor |
| Age |
80 years old |
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1944, 1944 |
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1944 |
| Birthplace |
Norway |
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Norway
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Who Is Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley's Husband?
Her husband is Thomas Buckley
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Thomas Buckley |
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Jesse Buckley |
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley worth at the age of 80 years old? Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Professor. She is from Norway. We have estimated Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Professor |
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Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley (born Jorunn Jacobsen, 1944) is a Norwegian-American religious studies scholar and historian of religion known for her work on Mandaeism and Gnosticism.
She was a former Professor of Religion at Bowdoin College.
She is known for translating the Scroll of Exalted Kingship and other Mandaean texts, as well as for her various books on the Mandaean religion and people.
Her interests include Mandaean genealogy and anthropology.
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley was born in Norway.
She began her undergraduate studies during the 1960s.
As an undergraduate student, she studied psychology, philosophy, and Ancient Greek, and eventually became interested in Gnosticism and Mandaeism.
In 1971, she went to the University of Uppsala and then studied briefly at the University of Utrecht.
She also visited Iran in 1973 to conduct fieldwork on the Mandaeans.
Buckley has conducted fieldwork twice in Iran, in 1973 and 1996, as well as among Mandaean diaspora communities around the world.
She has regularly collaborated with Mandaic scholars such as Kurt Rudolph and Rudolf Macúch.
For most of her career, Buckley was a professor at Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine.
Buckley is also known for her work as a legal witness in Mandaean immigration asylum claims.
In 1975, she began her doctoral studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School and received a Ph.D. in 1978.
Her doctoral thesis was titled Spirit Ruha in Mandaean Religion.
In 1995, the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the U.S. Department of Justice certified Buckley as an expert witness on the Mandaeans.
Buckley has presented at all of the ARAM International Conferences specifically dedicated to Mandaean studies:
Jorunn Buckley was married to Thomas Buckley, an American anthropologist who died in 2015.
Her stepson, Jesse Buckley, is a video editor.
A selection of books authored by Buckley:
Selected journal articles authored by Buckley:
