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SIEF Ritual Year Working Group Autumn 2020 Seasonal Webinar
We are thrilled to announce the initiative of the members of the SIEF WG “The ritual year” to establish an ongoing webinar which will technically organized on the platform of the Estonian Literary Museum (Tartu), and supported by the Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies, and will be moderated by Irina Sedakova, Mare Kõiva.
The beginning of these series of academic e-meetings is very symbolic – the first webinar start with the lecture by Emily Lyle, the honorary President and the founder of the group.
The webinar is planned as once in a season, so the first one has the title SIEF WG “The Ritual Year Webinar” Autumn 2020 RY will take place on October 15, at 15-17 pm. (UTC+3).
Poster for the Autumn Webinar
Programme
Irina Sedakova (Moscow). Introduction
Emily Lyle (Edinburgh University) A spark of hope: Need fire as a responce to crisis
Mare Kõiva (Tartu, Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies). Earth Day: Against the silent spring
Laurent S. Fournier (Aix-Marseille University). Holy Healers in Provance (France): From folkloore to anthropology.
Information: Mare Kõiva, mare@folklore.ee
