Stephen D. Glazier is an American anthropologist. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Trinidad

Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...

 which focused on Caribbean religions such as Rastafari, Vodoun, and the Spiritual Baptists. He is a member of the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology at the University of Nebraska; where he teaches classes in anthropology, race and minority relations, and sociology of religion. He is a native of Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 and received a Ph. D. from the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

 in 1981. He has served as president of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness and secretary of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion was formed to advance research in the social scientific perspective on religious institutions and experiences.-Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion:...

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External links

• University of Nebraska-Kearny faculty webpage
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty webpage, has a more extensive list of his publications