Mare Kõiva#
| Membership Number: | 5794 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ESTONIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.etis.ee/CV/Mare_K%C3%B5iva/est?lang=ENG&tabId=CV_EST |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3769-3878 |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008796847787 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mare-k%C3%B5iva-408b131b/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 - present Head of the Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies, Estonian Literary Museum
- 2014 - present Research Professor, Estonian Literary Museum
- 2000 - present Head of the Department of Folkloristics, Estonian Literary Museum
- 2005 - 2007 Head of the Centre of Excellence for Cultural History and Folkloristics
- 2000 - 2007 Head of the Department of the Folk Belief and Media Studies, Centre of Excellence for Cultural History and Folkloristics
- 2000 - 2014 Senior Research Fellow, Estonian Literary Museum
- 1990 - 2000 Head of the Folk Belief Research Department, Institute of the Estonian Language
- 1990 - 2000 Senior Research Fellow, Institute of the Estonian Language
- 1988 - 1990 Research Fellow, Institute of the Estonian Language
- 1979 - 1985 Assistant at the Department of Folklore, Institute of the Estonian Language
Fields of Scholarship
- Digital heritage
- Cultural studies
- Mythology
- Folkloristics
- Belief narratives
- Comparative religion
- Zoofolkloristics
- Medical anthropology
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
- 2017 Estonian State White Star IV Class Order
- 2015 Annual Prize of Estonian Folkloristics
- 2006 Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment
- 2003 Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment
- 2002 Journal "Keel ja Kirjandus" [Language and Literature], best article
