Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information

• Ing., Mgr. et Mgr., Andrej Kapcar
  Age: 34
  Address: Smolenicka 3, 85105 Bratislava, Slovakia
  Phone: +421 949 337 803
  E-mail: andrej.kapcar@gmail.com

Department

• Masaryk University in Brno
  Faculty of Arts
  Department for the Study of Religions
  

Employment - Position

• PhD Student

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 9/2012 – 8/2015
  Master of Arts (Religious Studies)
  Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts
  Study emphasis: Islam
  Master’s Thesis: “Vývoj funerálnych praktík, rituálov a kultov smrti od doby kamennej“ („Evolution of the funeral practices, rituals and death cults from the Stone Age“)
  Final Grade: A
  
• 9/2010 – 8/2012
  Master of Arts (Archaeology)
  Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts
  Study emphasis: Prehistoric archaeology
  Master’s Thesis: “Šamanizmus v dobe kamennej. Príspevok k interpretácii kultových nálezov v archeologickom kontexte” (“Shamanism in the Stone Age. Contribution on the interpretation of cult finds in archaeological context “
  Final Grade: A
  
• 9/2007 – 8/2010
  Bachelor of Arts (Archaeology)
  Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Arts
  Study emphasis: archaeology in general
  Bachelor’s Thesis: “Zoomorfná plastika doby kamennej” (“Zoomorphic sculptures of the Stone Age“)
  
• 9/2001 – 8/2006
  Master of Economics
  University of Economics in Bratislava, Faculty of Commerce
  Study emphasis: International Business
  Master’s Thesis: “Psychologický efekt farieb ako marketingového nástroja webdizajnu“ (“Psychological effect of colors as a marketing tool in web design”)
  

Teaching Activities

• 2016 – Necrofobia, the fear of the dead – guest lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, Masaryk University in Brno 2015 – The perception of death and funeral rites – guest lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, Comenius University in Bratislava

Scientific and Research Activities

• Archaeological Excavations
  
• 2014 – Guatemala, locality: Uaxactun, organized by Slovak Archaeological and Historical institute ad Comenius University in Bratislava
  2011 –Abkhazia, locality: Akarmara, organized by Russian Academy of Sciences
  2010 – Slovakia, locality: Lisková, organized by Archaeology Department of the Comenius University, Bratislava
  2010 – Slovakia, locality: Bratislava Castle – Courtyard, organized by The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic
  2010 – Slovakia, locality: Likavka Castle, organized by Via Magna Ltd.
  2009 – Slovakia, locality: Bratislava Castle – Northern Terrace, organized by The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic
  2009 – Slovakia, locality: Hubová - Ivachnová, organized by Archaeology Department of the Comenius University, Bratislava
  2009 – Slovakia, locality: Stupava, organized by Archaeological Museum Bratislava
  2008 - Slovakia, locality: Likavka Castle, organized by Via Magna Ltd.
  2008 – Crimea, locality Tschaika, organized by Lomonosov Moscow State University
  2007 – Slovakia, locality: Zeleneč, organized by Archaeology Department of the Comenius University, Bratislava
  
• Field Research and Expeditions
  2014 – London – the Assyrian sculptures and reliefs in the British Museum
  2013 – Israel and Palestine – Jericho and its artifacts in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem
  2013 – Sardinia – Nuraghi and the necropolis Anghelu Ruju
  2013 – North Africa/Morocco - Volubilis
  2013 – Malta – Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and the Neolithic Temples of Malta
  2012 – East Turkey and Turkish Kurdistan– Antiochian Syriac Orthodox Church monasteries, the Neolithic site Gobekli Tepe
  2012 – Asparn an der Zeya, Austria – Worskhop on Experimental Archaeology
  2009 – Western Turkey – ethnographic expedition
  
• Projects
  2016 - International Maya Conference in Bratislava
  2013- Archaeological Chronometry in Slovakia – C14 Database

Internship and stays for the purpose of study or work

• 2023/09/04 – 2023/09/08: University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Other programs, LTU
  • Active participation at the conference organized by the European Association for the Study of Religions 2023.
• 2023/06/25 – 2023/06/28: Malmö University, Malmö, Other programs, SWE
  • Active participation at the conference organized by the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism 2023.
• 2022/08/25 – 2022/08/28: Sarawak Museum Department, Kuching, Other programs, MYS
  • Active participation at the conference organized by the International Society for Academic Research on Shamanism 2022.
• 2022/07/05 – 2022/07/07: University College Cork, Ireland, Cork, Other programs, IRL
  • Active participation at the conference organized by the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism 2022.
• 2022/06/26 – 2022/07/01: University College Cork, Ireland, Cork, Other programs, IRL
  • Active participation at the conference organized by the European Association for the Study or Religions 2022.
• 2019/04/01 – 2019/09/30: University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Erasmus+, DEU
• 2017/09/01 – 2018/02/22: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, MU Partner Institutions Exchange Programme, GEO
  • Studijni pobyt v ramci bilateralni studentske vymeny (Bilateral Student Exchange)

Awards Related to Science and Research

• Student Research and Professional Conference 2013 – 2. place – Thesis: The Origin of Religions in the Younger and Later Stone Age
  Student Research and Professional Conference 2015 - 2. place – Thesis: The Evolution of the Perception of Death, Funeral Rites and Practices
  TOEFL English Certificate – TOEFL iBT Test – Final Score: 108

Major Publications

• KAPCÁR, Andrej. Pop Spirituality : The Application of Popular Culture in Contemporary Esoteric Practices. In Contemporary Spirituality, 6 - 7 October 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2023. URL info
• KAPCÁR, Andrej. Behind the borders of reality : esoteric practices in contemporary society. In Ethnology without borders XI, Borders and Boundaries, 28 - 30 September 2023, Budapest, Hungary. 2023. URL info
• KAPCÁR, Andrej. Excavaciones de la Estructura D IV (Op. 30A) (Excavations at the structure D IV (Op. 30A)). In Milan Kováč, Silvia Alvarado Najarro. Proyecto Arqueológico Regional Sahi-Uaxactun Iinforme No. 6: Temporada De Campo 2014. 2015th ed. Bratislava (Slovensko): SAHI: Slovenský archeologický a historický inštitút, 2015, p. 235-252. Proyecto Arqueológico Regional Sahi-Uaxactun Iinforme No. 6: Temporada De Campo 2014. ISBN 978-80-89027-43-9. info
• KAPCÁR, Andrej and Andrej VAŠKO. Excavaciones de la Estructura D II (Op. 30B) (Excavations at the structure D II (Op. 30B)). In Milan Kováč, Silvia Alvarado Najarro. Proyecto Arqueológico Regional Sahi-Uaxactun Iinforme No. 6: Temporada De Campo 2014. 2015th ed. Bratislava (Slovensko): SAHI: Slovenský archeologický a historický inštitút, 2015, p. 253-258. Proyecto Arqueológico Regional Sahi-Uaxactun Iinforme No. 6: Temporada De Campo 2014. ISBN 978-80-89027-43-9. info
• KAPCÁR, Andrej. Hudba a hudobné nástroje ako pomôcka šamana v dobe kamennej (Music and Musical Instrumants in the Services of the Shaman of the Stone Age). Axis Mundi. Bratislava: Slovenská spoločnosť pre štúdium náboženstviev pri SAV, 2015, Neuveden, No 2, p. 31-40. ISSN 1337-0626. info
• KAPCÁR, Andrej. The Origins of Necromancy or How We Learned to Talked to the Dead. Sacra. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, vol. 13, No 2, p. 30-58. ISSN 1214-5351. URL info

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