Ernests Brastiņš

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Ernests Brastiņš (born March 19, 1892 in Lielstraupe , † January 28, 1942 in the Soviet Union ) was a Latvian art historian and archaeologist who founded the neo-pagan religion Dievturi . His scientific research is now often judged to be speculative and unscientific.

Life

Brastiņš studied from 1911 to 1916 at the Stieglitz Art School in Saint Petersburg . During the First World War he took part in the Latvian War of Independence . After he became director of the War Museum in Riga in 1921 , he researched several prehistoric barrows and also collected the folk tales associated with them. He published his research results from 1923 to 1930 in the four-volume work Latvijas pilskalni . After the Soviet invasion of Latvia in 1940, he was arrested, deported and sentenced to death in December 1941. A month later, on January 28, 1942, he was executed.

Fonts

  • Cerokslis: Dievturības katēchisms. ASV Latvju dievtuŗu sadraudze, Čikāga 1966.
  • Latvju Dievadziesmas. ASV Latvju dievtuŗu sadraudze, Čikāga 1980.
  • Latvju tikumu dziesmas. Zvaigzne ABC, Rīga 1996, ISBN 9984-560-27-9 .
  • Gadskārtas dziesmas. Latvju dievtuŗu draudze, Rīga 1929.
  • Mūsu dievestības tūkstošgadīgā apkarošana. Junda, Rīga 1994, ISBN 9984-01-007-4 .
  • Tautai. Dievam. Tēvzemei. Zvaigzne, Rīga 1993. ISBN 5-405-01293-9 .
  • Latvijas pilskalni. 1. sējums Kuršu zeme. Rīga 1923.
  • Latvijas pilskalni. 2. sējums Zemgale and Augšzeme. Rīga 1926.
  • Latvijas pilskalni. 3. sējums Latgale. Pieminekļu Valde, Rīga 1928.
  • Latvijas pilskalni. 4. sējums Vidzeme. Rīga 1930.
  • Beverīnas pilsvieta. Zinātne, Rīga 1992, ISBN 5-7966-0928-9 .
  • Daiļā sēta. Rīga 1926.
  • Latvija, viņas dzīve un kultūra. Antēra, Rīga 2007, ISBN 978-9984-719-47-4 .
  • Latvju rakstu kompozīcija. Latvju dievturu draudze, Rīga 1978.

literature

  • Gatis Ozoliņš: The current Latvian Dievturi movement. In: René founder, Michael Schetsche , Ina Schmied-Knittel (ed.): The other faith. European alternative religions between pagan spirituality and Christian dominant culture (= border crossing. 8). Ergon, Würzburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89913-688-3 , pp. 41-57.

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personal data
SURNAME Brastiņš, Ernests
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian artist, historian and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Lielstraupe
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1942
Place of death Soviet Union