Elif Emirahmetoglu

Elif Emirahmetoglu is a researcher at the Humboldt University of Berlin, affiliated with the Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology (BIT) under the Department of Islamic Philosophy and Fundamentals of Faith. Her academic work bridges disciplines through cross-cultural theological analysis and interfaith dialogue.

• PhD candidate in Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology (University of Münster, since 2016)
• Research stays at University of Münster (2012–2016), Cardiff University (2012–2013), and Berkeley (2018)

Her research interests focus on Islamic philosophy and mysticism, comparative studies between Islamic Sufism and Buddhism, and interreligious theology. Key projects include analyzing human self-transformation through religious practices and cross-tradition dialogues.

Recent publications examine Islamic-Buddhist theological parallels, metaphysical frameworks in Ibn al-'Arabī and Shinran Shonin, and Buddhist-Islamic mystical hermeneutics. She has contributed reviews on topics ranging from Sufi ethics to mystical concepts in comparative theology.

• Avicenna-Studienwerk doctoral scholarship (2016–2019)