1. Japanese History of Religion, sources, and emergence of Shintō
2. Definitions, etymology, theological concepts and their transformations, distribution, trends, role and influence in society, and status quo
3. Ritual structure, sacred space, music, art, language, symbolism, and shrines
4. Practice: Rites of passage, and their chants, and view of the afterlife
5. Practice: Chronology, annual rites, and their chants
6. Practice: Ceremonies, prayers, special rituals, their chants
Translator, lecturer, and scholar in Latvian Studies and Japanese Studies, holding Master’s and Doctoral degrees conferred for comparative research of Dievturība and Shintō, and continuing scholarly work in Folkloristics, Mythology, and the Phenomenology of Religion.