Presented by István Povedák, Research Group for the Study of Religious Culture, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and University of
Szeged, Senior Research Fellow

Monday, October 24, 2016

3:30pm-5:30pm

Knight Library Browsing Room

1501 Kincaid St. Eugene, OR

Dr. István Povedák is a Senior Research Fellow of the Research Group for the Study of Religious Culture, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and University of Szeged. His main fields of research are contemporary vernacular religiosity, modern mythologies, and the cult of heroes and celebrities. His books include Pseudo Heroes and Fake Gods? (in Hungarian); Heroes and Celebrities in Central Eastern Europe; Landscape as a Factor for Creating Identity; and Shamans Everywhere: The Multidisciplinary Analysis of Contemporary Paganism (in Hungarian).

Sponsors: Ira E. Gaston Bequest, Folklore Program, Oregon Humanities Center, Department of Religious Studies, European Studies, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.

Free and open to the public