We investigate Europe's folk spiritual cultures — cosmologies, rituals, myths, healing, demonology, and material forms of devotion — with a comparative ethnological approach anchored in the Carpathian region.
EC Hereditas (short for European Center for Vernacular Spiritual Heritage Studies) is a research‑driven organization created by scholars of European demonology, folk beliefs and folk magic. We publish articles, curate open corpora, and carry out ethnographic expeditions.
To document, analyze, and compare Europe's vernacular spiritual heritage, and to support its preservation as intangible cultural heritage.
We bridge comparative ethnology, anthropology of religion, folklore studies, and field research, grounded in both the theoretical and empirical achievements of world anthropology.
The Carpathian region serves as our starting field laboratory, offering a lens for broader European comparison.
Our research combines archival study, ethnographic fieldwork, and digital documentation. Expeditions across Europe — beginning in the Carpathian highlands — record oral traditions, rituals, and material heritage through interviews, photography, and audio‑visual media.
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Organization: European Center for Vernacular Spiritual Heritage Studies "Hereditas" (EC Hereditas)
Domain: ec-hereditas.com