Daiva Vaitkevičienė-Astramskaitė"Daiva Vaitkevičienė-Astramskaitė", full bibliography (born 1969, Panevėžys District, LithuaniaUgnies metaforos, back cover, "About author") is a Lithuanian folklorist, Senior Researcher, Department of Oral Folklore of the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore."Daiva Vaitkevičienė"
During 1987-1992 she studied Lithuanistics at the Vilnius University. Since 1991 she works at the Lithuanian Institute of Literature and Folklore. Her main interests are in Lithuanian mythology In 1999 she earned Ph.D. in humanitarian sciences, thesis Ugnies raiškos lietuvių ir latvių mitologijoje [Fire Expressions in Lithuanian and Latvian Mythology].
Member of the editorial board of : An International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming.
She also teaches at the Vilnius University and is a member of the editorial team of its journal Semiotika.Semiotika, Editorial Team
Books 2019: Žydinti taurė: alus ir midus baltų kultūroje [Flowering Mug: Beer and Mead in Baltic Culture] 2011: (with Vykintas Vaitkevičius) Lietuva: 101 legendinė vieta [Lithuania: 101 Legendary Places] 2008: Lietuvių užkalbėjimai: gydymo formulės [Lithuanian Incantations: Healing Formulas] —over 1,700 texts of Lithuanian healing incantations, with English translations, for a wider audienceLithuanian Incantations: Treatment Formulas, book review 2001: Ugnies metaforos: lietuvių ir latvių mitologijos studija [Fire Metaphors: A Study in Lithuanian and Latvian Mythology ] Ugnies metaforos, text online at tautosmenta.lt 1998: (prepared together with J. Ūsaitytė) Lietuvių liaudies dainynas [Lithuanian Folk Songs], vol. XIV: Šeimos dainos [Family Songs], book 3,
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