Yulya Yu. Antonyan
Professor
Department of History
Yerevan State University
Armenia
Biography
Yulya Yu. Antonyan is Candidate of History, Assistant | Chair of Culturology Education 1997 - 2001: Graduation studies in ethnology, YSU 1990 - 1995: Faculty of History, YSU Academic degree Canidate of History /2007/, equivalent to PhD Theme of the thesis: Magical healing and divination in Armenia Work experience 2008: Assistant Professor, Faculty of History, Department of Cultural Studies, YSU 2006 - 2007: External evaluation expert for development and charity programs, Jinishian Foundation. Evaluation of benevolent activities of Armenia, Syria and Lebanon field offices. 1997 - 2005: Public Sector Program Coordinator, Eurasia Foundation: Since 2011: National Expert to the Council of Europe/ERICarts project “Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe”
Research Interest
Anthropology of religion (contemporary religious movement and processes, vernacular religiosity, religion and social transformations), anthropology of elites, historical anthropology.
