Ergo-Hart Västrik
Biographic Data
| ID | 269427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ergo-Hart Västrik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ergo-Hart |
| FAMILY NAME | Västrik |
| SIGNATURE | VÄSTRIK E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Minority Identities and the Construction of Rights in Post-Soviet Settings
This article looks at the emergent policies and legal constraints shaping identity constructions within and for minority groups in Estonia and in northwest Russia, in order to investigate the processes of 'minority-building' and emergent state policies through cultural entanglements. The case studies discussed comprise legal regulations and measures for the promotion of minority identities in Estonia with special focus on Estonian Russians, the c…
Performing Votianness Heritage Production, the Votian Museum and Village Feasts
This article* investigates how Votian identity has been staged and performed in the context of the Votian Museum and in the course of the Luzhicy village feast. Our analysis concentrates on performative aspects of cultural heritage and ethnic identity related to the creation of specific cultural spaces. The Votian Museum is examined as the setting of the village feast, reflecting the display aspect of heritage and identity production. We focus on…
On the Strategies of Maintaining and Transmitting Religious Tradition among Ingrian Finnish Seuralaiset-Movement
This essay casts some light on the religious traditions of the Ingrian-Finnish seuralaiset-movement. This non-institutionalised mystical-ascetic religious movement, which emerged in the first half of the 19th century, was widely known among the Finnish population of the presentday Leningrad Oblast. Both lay and religious authorities made continous endeavours to eliminate the movement and therefore the strategies of maintaining and transmitting th…
Mu süda, ärka üles
The Waters and Water Spirits in Votian Folk Belief
Clothed Straw Puppets in Estonian Folk Calendar Tradition
In our country at the time of the end of the rule of the Swedish kings there was in some places the pagan custom, known also elsewhere in the world. On Shrove Tuesday people made a puppet figure which they called metsik [the Wild One]. One year they put on it a man's hat and an old coat, the next year they put on it a coif and a woman's dress. They hoisted this figure up on a long pole and, dancing and singing, carried it across the border of the…
Lääne uus-paganluse piirjooni
Uuspaganlust (vi paganlust) vib ksitleda kui marginaalset kultuurilis-religioosset nhtust tnapeva avatud hiskonnas
Minority Identities and the Construction of Rights in Post-Soviet Settings
This article looks at the emergent policies and legal constraints shaping identity constructions within and for minority groups in Estonia and in northwest Russia, in order to investigate the processes of 'minority-building' and emergent state policies through cultural entanglements. The case studies discussed comprise legal regulations and measures for the promotion of minority identities in Estonia with special focus on Estonian Russians, the c…
Performing Votianness Heritage Production, the Votian Museum and Village Feasts
This article* investigates how Votian identity has been staged and performed in the context of the Votian Museum and in the course of the Luzhicy village feast. Our analysis concentrates on performative aspects of cultural heritage and ethnic identity related to the creation of specific cultural spaces. The Votian Museum is examined as the setting of the village feast, reflecting the display aspect of heritage and identity production. We focus on…
Lääne uus-paganluse piirjooni
Uuspaganlust (vi paganlust) vib ksitleda kui marginaalset kultuurilis-religioosset nhtust tnapeva avatud hiskonnas
Clothed Straw Puppets in Estonian Folk Calendar Tradition
In our country at the time of the end of the rule of the Swedish kings there was in some places the pagan custom, known also elsewhere in the world. On Shrove Tuesday people made a puppet figure which they called metsik [the Wild One]. One year they put on it a man's hat and an old coat, the next year they put on it a coif and a woman's dress. They hoisted this figure up on a long pole and, dancing and singing, carried it across the border of the…
Mu süda, ärka üles
The Waters and Water Spirits in Votian Folk Belief
On the Strategies of Maintaining and Transmitting Religious Tradition among Ingrian Finnish Seuralaiset-Movement
This essay casts some light on the religious traditions of the Ingrian-Finnish seuralaiset-movement. This non-institutionalised mystical-ascetic religious movement, which emerged in the first half of the 19th century, was widely known among the Finnish population of the presentday Leningrad Oblast. Both lay and religious authorities made continous endeavours to eliminate the movement and therefore the strategies of maintaining and transmitting th…
Performing Votianness Heritage Production, the Votian Museum and Village Feasts
This article* investigates how Votian identity has been staged and performed in the context of the Votian Museum and in the course of the Luzhicy village feast. Our analysis concentrates on performative aspects of cultural heritage and ethnic identity related to the creation of specific cultural spaces. The Votian Museum is examined as the setting of the village feast, reflecting the display aspect of heritage and identity production. We focus on…
Minority Identities and the Construction of Rights in Post-Soviet Settings
This article looks at the emergent policies and legal constraints shaping identity constructions within and for minority groups in Estonia and in northwest Russia, in order to investigate the processes of 'minority-building' and emergent state policies through cultural entanglements. The case studies discussed comprise legal regulations and measures for the promotion of minority identities in Estonia with special focus on Estonian Russians, the c…
History (5 works) · Art (3 works) · European Linguistics and Anthropology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works)