Erich Kasten (ethnologist)
Erich Kasten (born May 24, 1949 in Münster ) is a German ethnologist who researches northern European indigenous peoples , especially in eastern Siberia.
Life
Erich Kasten grew up in Münster / Westphalia and studied at the Free University of Berlin . After completing a degree in economics in 1971, he studied ancient American and Scandinavian studies at the same university and received his doctorate in anthropology in 1984 with a dissertation on "Cultural change among the Sami " . Kasten later worked as a lecturer and researcher a. a. at the University of Victoria , at the Free University of Berlin and at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology .
Research and Teaching
For his dissertation project, Kasten carried out several years of field research among the Sami in Sweden . After completing his doctorate, he researched the Kwakwaka'wakw on the west coast of Canada . Since 1993 he has been conducting field research on Kamchatka regularly , where he particularly researches the languages and cultures of the Itelmen , Evens and Korjaks . He has curated a number of exhibitions including B. at the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin , at the Berlin State Library , in the House of World Cultures , in the Francke Foundations and in the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, and was involved in the production of the film “Chamissos Schatten” (2016) by Ulrike Ottinger involved. Among Kasten's former students at the Institute for Social Anthropology at the Free University of Berlin are Stephan Dudeck ( European University of Saint Petersburg ), Otto Habeck ( University of Hamburg ) and Michael Rießler ( University of Eastern Finland ).
From the beginning, Kasten has linked theoretical and applied ethnological research in the sense of open science . To promote applied research on the cultures and languages of indigenous peoples, in 2010 he founded the Siberian Cultural Foundation, which is recognized in international research, and has since worked as its scientific director and managing director in Fürstenberg / Havel .
Publications (selection)
- Monographs
- Erich Kasten (1983) Cultural change among the Sami : An ethnohistorical study of cultural contact in Swedish Lapland. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . (Dissertation) ISBN 3-496-00753-2
- Erich Kasten (1990) Mask dances of the Kwakiutl : Tradition and Change in an Indian Village. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 3-496-00391-X
- Erich Kasten (1996) Salmon catch and bear dance: the Itelmen 250 years after their description by Georg Wilhelm Steller . Bonn: Holos-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86097-140-6 ( PDF 2.1M )
- Erich Kasten (1998) Children paint their world: Children's drawings from Siberia and the North Pacific coast. Münster: Waxmann Verlag . ISBN 3-89325-695-4 ( PDF 2.8M )
- Editions
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2011) Memories of a trip to Russian America, Micronesia and through Kamchatka: Excerpts from the works of Friedrich Heinrich von Kittlitz . Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-84-9 ( PDF 15M )
- Waldemar Bogoras (2017) The Chukchee , ed. by Michael Dürr and Erich Kasten. Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-88-7
- Waldemar Jochelson (2017) From the Far East of Russia: German Language Writings (1881–1908), ed. by Erich Kasten. Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-91-7 ( PDF 2.2M )
- Anthologies
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2002) People and the land: pathways to reform in post-Soviet Siberia Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 978-3-496-02743-0
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2004) Properties of culture - culture as property: pathways to reform in post-Soviet Siberia Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 978-3-496-02768-3
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2005) Rebuilding identities: pathways to reform in post-Soviet Siberia Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 978-3-496-02778-2
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2013) Travel to the edge of the Russian Empire: the scientific development of the North Pacific coastal areas in the 18th and 19th centuries . Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-16-0 ( Link )
- Erich Kasten (Ed., 2018) Jochelson, Bogoras and Shternberg: A Scientific Exploration of Northeastern Siberia and the Shaping of Soviet Ethnography. Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-34-4 ( Link )
- Articles and book contributions
- Erich Kasten (1989) " Sāmi shamanism from a diachronic point of view ." In: Shamanism - past and present, ed. by Mihály Hoppál and O. von Sadovsky. Budapest: Istor. Pp. 115-124
- Erich Kasten (2011) "The Saami drum as a reflection of the worldview and ritual practice in change." In: Mannheimer Geschichtsblätter pp. 25–29
- Erich Kasten (2012) "Koryak Salmon fishery: Remembrances of the Past, Perspectives for the Future." In: Salmon and Indigenous People in the North Pacific, ed. by Benedict J. Colombi and James F. Brooks. Santa Fe: School for Advanced Research Press. Pp. 65-88
- Erich Kasten (2015) "Shamanic worldviews in indigenous art in the Far East of Russia" kunst & kontext 9/2015 (PDF) pp. 35–42
- Erich Kasten (2017) "Reconciliation celebrations with nature in north-east Siberia:" Ololo "and" Kilvej "of the Korjak and Čukčen on Kamchatka." In: Communications from the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory. 38. pp. 103-122
- Exhibitions
- Michael Dürr, Erich Kasten, Egon Renner (1992) Franz Boas , ethnologist, anthropologist, linguist: a pioneer of modern human science (Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage, December 17, 1992 - March 6, 1993). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag . ISBN 3-88226-573-6
- Erich Kasten (2009) Shamans of Siberia: Magician - Mediator - Healer ( Linden Museum Stuttgart, State Museum of Ethnology , from December 13, 2008 to June 28, 2009 ; in collaboration with the Russian Ethnographic Museum St. Petersburg ). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 978-3-496-02812-3
- Ethnographic films
- Erich Kasten (2003) The reindeer dance ...: Korjaken and Evenen in the Far East of Russia Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag . ISBN 978-3-496-02765-2
- Erich Kasten (2005) Feasting with the Seals. Berlin: Central and State Library Berlin . ISBN 3-925516-30-X
- Erich Kasten (2011) Traditional Knowledge of Koryak Reindeer Herders. Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-01-6
- Erich Kasten (2012) Traditional Knowledge in the World of Koryak Fishing. Fürstenberg: Siberian Cultural Foundation . ISBN 978-3-942883-04-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Erich Kasten in the catalog of the German National Library
- Page by Erich Kasten at the Siberian Cultural Foundation
- Page from Erich Kasten at CEARC ( Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines )
- Page about Erich Kastens projects (Institute for Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fürstenberger founds the Siberian Cultural Foundation , Märkische Oderzeitung. June 29, 2010. Accessed February 12, 2020.
- ↑ Chamisso's shadow, cast / staff accessed June 26, 2020
- ↑ Cf. Igor Krupnik "JESUP-2 Tree keeps bearing fruits: New publications on Siberian ethnography" In: Arctic Studies Center Newsletter 26 , Smithsonian Institution , 2019, p. 30
- ↑ Diving into the world of Nanai , Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung. January 17, 2012. Accessed February 14, 2020.
- ↑ Marco Winkler: Fürstenberger helps overcome borders , Märkische Oderzeitung. October 23, 2015. Accessed February 12, 2020.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Box, Erich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кастен, Эрих (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ethnologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |