김연미 교수는 인문과학대학 미술사학과(대학원) 소속으로 동아시아 불교미술을 연구하고 있다. 이화여자대학교로 옮기기 전에는 2012년부터 2016년까지 예일대학교 미술사학과에서 조교수로 일했으며, 오하이오주립대에서는 2011년 여름부터 2012년 여름까지 1년간 조교수로 근무하였다. 2010년 하바드대학교 미술사학과에서 중국미술사로 박사학위를 받았으며, 예일대학교 동아시아학연구소에서 포스트닥 과정을 밟았다. 동아시아 불교 미술 전반에 대한 연구를 하고 있으며, 특히 불탑과 불교의례 및 불복장에 대한 연구를 하고 있다. 편저로는 2013 년에 하바드대학교 한국학연구소에서 발행한 저서 New Perspectives on Early Korean Art : From Silla to Koryŏ 가 있으며, 논저로는 “The Hidden Link: Tracing Liao Buddhism in Shingon Ritual,” Journal of Song-Yuan Studies 43, Special Issue on the Liao Dynasty (2013 [published in 2015]): 117-170 등이 있다. 현재 중국 거란족이 건설했던 제국인 요나라의 불탑과 화엄우주관 및 밀교의례의 관계에 대한 영문원고를 작성 중이다.
Forgotten Traces of the Buddhist Incantation Spell Practice from Early Korea: Amulet Sheets of the Incantation of Wish-Fulfillment (Mahāpratisarā) from SillaReligions, 2023, v.14 no.3, 340
A Ritual Embodied in Architectural Space: The Uṣṇīṣavijayā Dhāraṇī and Yingxian Timber Pagoda from the Liao EmpireInternational Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture, 2020, v.30 no.2, 53-108
[학술지논문] Forgotten Traces of the Buddhist Incantation Spell Practice from Early Korea: Amulet Sheets of the Incantation of Wish-Fulfillment (Mahapratisara) from Silla
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AHCI
[학술지논문] Historical Origin and Evolution of Late-Joseon Perceptions on the Miraculous Perspiration of Buddhist Statues
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동아시아불교문화, 2023, v.59
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[학술지논문] A Ritual Embodied in Architectural Space: The Uṣṇīṣavijayā Dhāraṇī and Yingxian Timber Pagoda from the Liao Empire
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no.2
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KCI
[학술지논문] From Esoteric to Pure Land and Huayan Buddhism: Uṣṇīṣavijayā Dhāraṇī Mandala in Liao Buddhism
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[학술지논문] The Korean Pokchang Tradition and the Placing of Objects in Buddhist Statues
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[학술발표] Impact from Liao? Exploring the Korean Practice of Stamping Buddhist Incantation on ClothingKitan Studies Symposium , 스코트랜드, Aberdeen, 2022-01-14
Kitan Studies Symposium , 2022
[학술발표] Introduction of “Art” and the Museum System to Local Buddhist MonasteriesThe 19th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 대한민국, 서울, 2022-08-17
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