Halyna Lozko ( uk, Галина Сергіївна Лозко) (Yelanets ( uk, Єланець); 3 February 1952 in
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...
) is Ukrainian ethnologist, theologian and
neopagan
Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, is a term for a religion or family of religions influenced by the various historical pre-Christian beliefs of pre-modern peoples in Europe and adjacent areas of North Afric ...
leader. In 1993 she founded the group Pravoslavia in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
in the tradition established by Volodymyr Shaian. Lozko also co-founded the Native Faith Association of Ukraine ( uk, „Об'єднання Рідновірів України“, ORU), founded in 1998 and registered on 24 May 2001.
Biography
Early life
Halyna Lozko was born in Yelanets,
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...
, on 3 February 1952.
Education and academic career
*1969. –
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
high school No. 140.
*1977. – Faculty of Philology of
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...
department of Philology, teacher of Ukrainian language and literature.
*1996. – PhD candidacy – Department of Religious studies of Institute of Philosophy of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences ( uk, Інститут філософії ім. Г.Сковороди НАН України); thesis topic: "Ukrainian paganism as a source for domestic religious syncretism" ( uk, „Українське язичництво як джерело побутового релігійного синкретизму“) (specialization 09.00.11 – religious studies).
*2007. – PhD of Philosophy – Department of Religious studies of Faculty of Philosophy of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; thesis topic: "Actualization of Ukrainian ethnic religion in European context" ( uk, „Актуалізація української етнорелігії в европейському контексті“) (specialization 09.00.12 –
Ukrainian studies Ukrainian studies is an interdisciplinary field of research dedicated to Ukrainian language, literature, history and culture in a broad sense.
Ukrainian studies outside Ukraine
A number of research institutes outside of Ukraine focus on Ukrainia ...
).
She is currently employed at
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University ( uk, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal co ...
.
Pagan revivalism
In 1993, Lozko founded the
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
group Pravoslavia. This was Ukraine's first post-Soviet neopagan organization in the
polytheistic
Polytheism is the belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religious sects and rituals. Polytheism is a type of theism. Within theism, it contrasts with monotheism, th ...
Ukrainian diaspora
The Ukrainian diaspora comprises Ukrainians and their descendants who live outside Ukraine around the world, especially those who maintain some kind of connection, even if ephemeral, to the land of their ancestors and maintain their feeling of Uk ...
in the West, and Lozko was initiated by Myroslav Sytnyk in Hamilton, Canada. She has also launched projects such as the Svitovyd Center for the Rebirth of Ukrainian Culture, the School of the Native Faith, the Museum of the Book of Veles (1996–1998) and the journal ''Svaroh''. She co-founded the Native Faith Association of Ukraine (Об'єднання Рідновірів Україн, ORU) in 1998, to coordinate activities between different local groups. ORU was officially registered as a pagan religious organization in 2001. It has made an effort to establish a comprehensive system for regular calendar ritualism. It has also been active in the neopagan
interfaith
Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e. "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is ...
activities of the
European Congress of Ethnic Religions
The European Congress of Ethnic Religions (ECER) is an organisation for cooperation among associations that promote the ethnic religions of Europe.Волхвиня Зореслава Лозко, Портал Славянской Ведической Культуры /ref>
* Лозко Г. ''Українське язичництво.'', Київ, Український центр духовної культури, 1994.
* Лозко Г.'' Волховник.'', Київ, Український центр духовної культури, 1994.
* Лозко Г. ''Правослов.'' Молитви до Рідних Богів, Київ, НКТ «Світовид», 1995.
* Лозко Г. ''Українське народознавство.'', Київ, Зодіак-ЕКО, 1995.; second extended edition: Київ, АртЕК, 2004.; third edition: Харків, 2005.
* Лозко Г. С.'' Волховник. Правослов.''- Серія: „Пам’ятки релігійної думки України-Русі“, Київ, „Сварог“, 2001.
* Lozko H. ''Rodzima Wiara Ukrainska'' (translated to Polish by Anton Vacik), Вроцлав, „Топожел“ (Польща), 1997.
* Лозко Г. ''Іменослов: імена слов`янські, історичні та міфологічні'', Київ, Редакція часопису „Сварог“, 1998.
* Лозко Г. ''Етнологія України. Філософсько-теоретичний та етнорелігієзнавчий аспект.'', Київ, АртЕК, 2002.
* Лозко Г. ''Велесова Книга – волховник'' (translation, research, original text and dictionary with over 8500 words), Київ, „Такі справи“, 2002.; second edition: Вінниця, „Континент-Прим“, 2004.; third edition 2006., fourth edition 2007.
* Лозко Г. ''Коло Свароже.'' Відроджені традиції – Український письменник, Київ, 2004.
* Лозко Г. С.'' Пробуджена Енея.'' Європейський етнорелігійний ренесанс, Див, Харків, 2006.,
* Коло Свароже – set of holiday greeting cards with themes from Slavic Rodnovery. Scientific reconstruction Halyna Lozko; painters: Viktor Kryzhanovsky, Petro Kachalaba, Elena Gaydamaka, Київ: „Такі справи“, 2006.
* Лозко Г. С. ''Рідна читанка.'' Для середнього шкільного віку – Вінниця, Континент-Прим, 2007.
* more than hundred articles and papers in journals
Collaboration on academic and encyclopedic publications
* Dictionary of religious terms ( uk, Релігієзнавчий словник), Kyiv, 1996.,
* Little encyclopedia of ethnic state managing ( uk, Мала енциклопедія етнодержавознавства), Kyiv, 1996.,
* History of Ukraine in 10 volumes ( uk, Історія релігій в Україні в 10-ти томах), Kyiv, uk, Український центр духовної культури, 1996–2004;
* Academic religious studies ( uk, Академічне релігієзнавство), Kyiv, 2000.,