Kevin Tuite, Université de Montréal

Research

vernacular religion Georgia caucasus Soviet Union orthodoxy

Latest funding

Vernacular religion in Soviet and post-Soviet Georgia
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$110,908
The political and social significance of highland shrines in post-Soviet Georgia
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$61,450
Central caucasian religious systems and social ideology in the post-Soviet period
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$65,520

All 3 grants and awards

Vernacular religion in Soviet and post-Soviet Georgia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tuite, Kevin J.

Keywords: vernacular religion; Georgia; caucasus; Soviet Union; orthodoxy

$110,908

The political and social significance of highland shrines in post-Soviet Georgia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tuite, Kevin J.

Keywords: traditional religion; Caucasus; Georgia; Pshav-Xevsureti; shrines; repoliticization

$61,450

Central caucasian religious systems and social ideology in the post-Soviet period

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tuite, Kevin

Keywords: Central caucasus; Georgian republic; historical-comparative study of religious systems

$65,520

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: vernacular religion Dear Professor Tuite, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on vernacular religion connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]