THE VAMPIRE AND THE DEVIL

SITE: INSTITUTE OF THE ETHNOGRAPHY AND FOLKLORE “CONSTANTIN BRAILOIU” - BUCURESTI

Friday, May 23
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Silviu Angelescu, director of the Institute of the History of Art of the Romanian Academy

10:00 – 11:00
    “THE GENESYS OF EVIL”
    by Acad.Prof.Dr. Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici

11:00 – 12:00
    “IMAGES OF DEVIL IN FOLK TRADITION OF THE CARPATHIAN UKRAINE” (REGION OF VERHOVINA)
    by Prof. Dr. Anna Plotnikova – Russia, Moscow
    Institute for Slavic Studies – Russian Academy of Science

12:00 – 14:00
    LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00
    “THE IMAGES OF THE DEVIL IN THE RELIGIOUS-FOLKLORIC POEM ‘VIFLAIM’ (JERUSALEM) IN MARAMURES, IN N-W TRANSYLVANIA”
     by Prof. Dr. Mihai Dancus, director of Museum of Ethnography
     Maramures

15:00 – 16:00
    “THE LEGENDS OF THE GHOSTS OF THE MINES”
     by Dr. Nicoleta Coatu, researcher – Institute of Ethnography
     and Folklor – Bucuresti

16:00 - 16.30
    COFFEE BREAK

16:30 – 17:30
    “ FIRST SCIENTIFIC STUDY ON THE CHARACTER TRAITS OF MEMBERS OF VAMPIRE YOUTH SUBCULTURES”
     by Dr. Mark Benecke, the president of the TSD/Chapter
     Germany

Saturday, May 24
    Moderator: Acad. Prof. Dr. Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici

10:00 – 11:00
    “THE VAMPIRE AND THE DEVIL”
    by Prof. Dr. Silviu Angelescu, director of the Institute of the History of Art – Bucuresti

11:00 – 12.00
    “THE PERCEPTION OF EVIL IN THE FOLK CULTURE”
    by Acad. Prof. Dr. Sabina Ispas, director of the Institute of Ethnography and Folklore – Bucuresti

12:00 – 14:00
    LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00
    “BANSHEESES”
     by Dr. Laura Iliescu, researcher, the Institute of Ethnography
     and Folklore – Bucuresti

Sunday, May 25

OPTIONAL
    • SIGHTSEEING OF BUCURESTI
    • DEPARTURE TO CURTEA DE ARGES – FORTRESS POIENARI – AREF VILLAGE (DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN AREF)
    • RETURN TO YOUR PLANES OR TRAIN IN BUCURESTI FOR DEPARTURE FROM ROMANIA


ORGANIZER:
     TRANSYLVANIAN SOCIETY OF DRACULA, ROMANIA

LOGISTICS:
     T. S. D.
     and
     THE INSTITUTE OF ETHNOGRAPHY AND FOLKLORE - BUCURESTI

CONTACT PERSONS:

Daniela Diaconescu – TSD vice-president
     Tel/fax: +40/21.233.99.15
     Mobile: +40/723.584.430

Nicolae Paduraru – TSD PRESIDEN
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