Andrzej Szyjewski

Prof. Andrzej Szyjewski is a prominent scholar of Religious Studies and Anthropology of Religion at Jagiellonian University since 1987, currently heading the Department of Phenomenology and Anthropology of Religion. Born in 1963, he earned his doctorate in 1994 ("Symbolism of the Raven") and habilitation in 2000 ("Religions of Australia").

• Education: Magister’s thesis (1987), PhD (1994), Habilitation (2000)
• Research: Focuses on myth theory, shamanism, Australian/Oceanian religions, and tribal religious transformations

His research interests include religious symbols, traditional communities, and comparative methodologies. Key publications include Religions of Australia (1998) and Australian Aboriginal Mythology as Identity Carrier (2014). Teaches courses on religious ethnology, shamanism, and Tolkien’s mythological framework.

He supervises licencjat/magister and doctoral theses. Active in academic encyclopedias, contributing over 150 entries on global religions. Recent work analyzes fire ceremonies among Warlpiri and myth-ritual interplay in Aboriginal traditions.