From Language to Mind IVConference in memory of Oskar Loorits (1900-1961) Academician, multitalented researcher of Estonian language, folklore and
culture, an explorer and experimenter, establisher of the Estonian
Folklore Archives and its series of publications, researcher of mythology,
religion and many traditional genres, always ready to explore new
folklore, linguist and doctor of folklore, nationalist and national
ideologist, founding member of the student society Veljesto, member of
Learned Estonian Society, foreign member of the Royal Gustav Adolf
National Academy, collector and publisher of Livonian heritage, a
passionate man. Oskar Loorits has left a deep mark upon past Estonian
religion research. Having folkloristic background, Loorits was first of
all interested in folklore-related topics. Although mostly involved with
timeless religio motifs, Loorits was nevertheless the first to study on an
academic level prehistoric religion, attempting to define different
periods therein. Oskar Loorits is a person that carried on academic
research tradition in Estonian folkloristics, who laid the ground for many
fields, who set the trends of study and methodics for several decades.
The list of his accomplishments could go on. The fourth seminar in the
series “From Langauge to Mind” is dedicated to Oskar Loorits
and takes place September 15.-17., 2010. Conferences dedicated to Oskar
Loorits have been held once in a decade (1990, 2000), and have contributed
to establishing new contacts and professional approaches. This time, the
conference is united with the series of international conferences
“From Language to Mind”. In the case of Oskar Loorits, just as
previously with Ülo Tedre and Arvo Krikmann, the motto is justified by the
wide range of accomplishments and erudition displayed by the scholar.
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