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Education

Ph.D. SOAS, University of London

Statement

Alena Kulinich received her PhD in History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Her research interests include pre-modern history of the Middle East and Islamic studies.

Publications

■논저:
1. “Discourses on diversity in medieval interpretation of the Qur’ān”, 『한국이슬람학회논총』(2019)
2. “‘And if one asks… it is answered…’: the question-and-answer pattern in al-Ṭabarī’s (d. 310/923) commentary on sura al-Fātiḥa’”, 『아랍어와 아랍문학』(2018)
3. “Textual Encounters’: The Sabians in Qur’aˉnic Exegesis”, 『인문논총』(2018)
4. 공저, “Ḥafṣ al-Fard”, in The Encyclopaedia of Islam III (2017)
5. “Beyond theology: Mu’tazilite scholars and their authority in al-Rummani’s tafsir”, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2015)
6. “Rethinking Mu‘tazilite tafsir: from essence to history”, 『종교와 문화』(2015)
7. “Translation of the Qur᾿ān by Lithuanian Tartars: historiography and areas for further research.” (in Russian) Chetvertye Torchinovskie Chteniya, St. Petersburg, 2007, 138–146.

■학술활동:
1. “‘Satan threatens you with poverty…’: the use of the Qur’an in the medieval debate on the precedence of wealth over poverty’”, Australian Association of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Conference 발표(2019)
2. “Justifying wealth and poverty by the Qur’an: Qur’anic proofs in Hujaj al-Qur’an of Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Razi (7th/13th century)”, Japan Association for Middle Eastern Studies Annual Meeting 발표(2018)
3. “The Many Meanings of the Sacred Text: Perspectives on Diversity in Medieval Qur’ānic Exegesis”, World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies 발표 (2018)
4. “Muslim Authors on Asian Religions: the Sabian Connection”, 12th Conference of the AFMA (Asian Federation of Middle East Studies Academic Associations) ‘Where is the Middle East Heading?’ 발표(2018).
5. “’Othering’ in Qur’anic Exegesis: Examination of Typologies and Concepts”, Leeds International Medieval Congress 발표(2017)
6. “Discourses on Diversity in Medieval Qur’anic Exegesis”, European Association for the Study of Religions Annual Conference 발표(2017)
7. “The discussion on ‘schools’ of Islamic exegesis and its implications for Mu‘tazilite tafsir”, Third Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies 발표(2016)
8. “Perceptions of Mu’tazilite Exegesis in Pre-Modern Islamic Tradition”, Word Congress for Middle Eastern Studies 발표(2014)

■연구과제:
1. Medieval Perspectives on Diversity in the Interpretation of the Quran, 서울대학교 교내지원사업(2018)
2. Perceptions and Receptions of Mu’tazilite Exegesis in Pre-Modern Islamic Tradition, 서울대학교 교내연구과제(신임교수연구정착금지원)(2014)

Courses

Diversity in Islam: the Sunni and the Shi’a
Introduction to Islam
Origin and Development of Islamic Civilization
Readings in Classical Islam
Reading Classics (Arabic literature in translation)