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Risto Järv
Risto Järv (born 15 January 1971) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...n folklorist. Since 2009 he is the head of Estonian Folklore Archives. In 2005 he finished his doctoral studies at Tartu University, focusing on Estonian and comparative folklore. He is member of several organizations, including Estonian Digital Humanities Society. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Järv, Risto Living people 1971 births Estonian folklorists Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Järv
Risto Järv (born 15 January 1971) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...n folklorist. Since 2009 he is the head of Estonian Folklore Archives. In 2005 he finished his doctoral studies at Tartu University, focusing on Estonian and comparative folklore. He is member of several organizations, including Estonian Digital Humanities Society. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Järv, Risto Living people 1971 births Estonian folklorists Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Folklore Archives
The Estonian Folklore Archives (EFA) is the central folklore archives in Estonia. The Archives functions currently as the subdivision of the Estonian Literary Museum but it was established in 1927 as the division of the Estonian National Museum. The current Head of the Archives is Dr. Risto Järv. History Established in 1927, the Estonian Folklore Archives was made the central folklore archive and research institution of Estonia. Located in Tartu, the main purpose of the archives was to bring together all the previous existing collections to facilitate research, to start research in a broad scope and to organize fieldwork in Estonia. Foundation and early years The original collections of the archives were based on manuscript reports and accounts of Estonian folklore gathered together by Estonian folklore collector Jakob Hurt (1839-1907). Estonian folklore had been previously collected by Baltic Germans, as a literary hobby or amateur linguistic activity. Jakob Hurt brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
