معرفی
Ivan Miroshnikov is a Guest Researcher at the University of Oslo with concurrent affiliations as Pro Futura Scientia Fellow (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study), Researcher (Mid Sweden University), Senior Research Fellow (Russian Academy of Sciences), and Docent in Early Christian and Coptic Studies (University of Helsinki). His academic trajectory bridges religious studies, Coptic philology, and manuscript analysis, with a specialization in understudied Coptic dialects.
Education:
- Specialist Diploma (M.A. equivalent) in Religious Studies, Moscow State University (2008)
- Candidate's Dissertation (Ph.D. equivalent), Moscow State University (2012)
- Doctoral Dissertation in Early Christian Studies, University of Helsinki (2016)
Research Focus:
Miroshnikov's work centers on deciphering and publishing unedited Coptic manuscripts, with emphasis on dialectological variations in Bohairic and Fayyūmic Coptic. His research addresses gaps in Coptic literature, notably through discoveries like early Bohairic fragments of the Epistle to the Hebrews at the National Library of Russia.
Awards:
- Pro Futura Scientia Fellowship for the project 'The Neglected Dialects: A Study of the Manuscripts and Literature in Fayyūmic and Bohairic Coptic'
Affiliated Research Group:
Coptic Texts and Manuscripts (University of Oslo)
