Stephen D. Glazier (born Mystic, Connecticut) is an American anthropologist who specializes in comparative religion.
Since 1976, Glazier has conducted ethnographic fieldwork on the Caribbean island of Trinidad focusing on the Spiritual Baptists, Orisa,[1] and Rastafari.
[2] Glazier began studies in anthropology at Princeton University under Martin G. Silverman, Benjamin Ray, Hildred Geertz, Alfonso Ortiz, and Vincent Crapanzano.
thesis, "Schizophrenic Speech: A Typology," – directed by James Loder, Vincent Crapanzano, and Hildred Geertz – was based on experiences as an Assistant Chaplain at New Jersey Neuro Psychiatric Institute.
In 2021, Glazier was awarded the STM (Master of Sacred Theology) degree from Yale University for a thesis addressing the rhetorical techniques of 18th-century theologians Isaac Backus and Jonathan Edwards.