ASEN BONDZHEV CURRICULUM VITAE Khan Krum 31 St. Ground Floor Burgas 8000, Bulgaria asen@bondzhev.com Academia Profile ResearchGate Profile RESEARCH: Mesopotamian and Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Comparative Study of Religions and Myth, Thracian Religion and Cultural Heritage. EDUCATION NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY: Ph.D. Department of History, 2023: “The Cultural Wealth of Bulgaria in the UNESCO World Heritage List. New Data and Methods of Popularization.” [includes Thracian cultural heritage] PUBLICATIONS BOOKS  The Cruelty of the Gods and Holiness of the Hyperboreans (awaiting publication). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS (Awaiting Publication/Forthcoming)  Astronomical Observatories in Thrace: Archaeoastronomical Data as Indication of Ancient Sun-Related Spiritual Practices (3rd–1st millennia BC) (awaiting publication).  Thracian Royalty: the Institution of the King-Priest and Later Accounts of the Importance of Gifts and Their Means of Acquisition (awaiting publication).  Orpheus: From a Mythological Figure to a Thracian King-Priest (awaiting publication).  The Nature of the Gods: the King is to Engage in the Warfare of the Gods (awaiting publication).  Enki and Prometheus: The Positive Gods Who Saved the Human Race From Extermination (awaiting publication).  2 Enoch and the Face of God: Bodily Ascent and Traces of Anthropomorphism (awaiting publication).   Some Rarely Discussed Topics of the Early Israelite Religion: the Account of Origins, Asherah, Divine Anger and Traces of Polytheism (awaiting publication). Enki’s Seven Sages (Adapa/Oannes and the Apkallu): Humanity’s Cosmic Guardians. Open Journal for Studies in History (forthcoming).  Stages of Ancient Israelite Religion: From Polytheism to Monotheism. Open Journal for Anthropological Studies (forthcoming). ASEN BONDZHEV, June 2024  Greko-Hyperborean Contacts in Antiquity. Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy (forthcoming).  Studies of Hyperborea in the Twenty First Century. In Language and Publicity – Yearbook of Department of Philosophy and Sociology of New Bulgarian University, 12 (forthcoming). The Boyana Church as a Cultural Monument [Боянската църква като паметник на културата]. In Humanitas, paideia, ethos – Аnniversary Collection in Honor of Prof. Tsvetana Tcholova (forthcoming). (Published)   The Life of Orpheus – Contributions to European Culture [Животът на Орфей – приноси в европейската култура]. In Gyoshev, H. (ed.), Language and Publicity – Yearbook of Department of Philosophy and Sociology of New Bulgarian University 11 (2022), 2024, 35– 45.  Ancient Sources About Hyperborea. Open Journal for Anthropological Studies, 7(2), 2023, 57–66.  Abaris and the Extraordinary Abilities of the Hyperboreans. Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy, 7(2), 2023, 19–26.  The Sveshtari Tomb in the Sboryanovo Archeological Reserve: Past, Present and Future [Свещарската гробница в археологически резерват „Сборяново“ – минало, настоящо и бъдеще]. In Momchil Metodiev, D. Gyudurov & Metodi Metodiev (eds.), History and Hope. Papers in Memory of Professor Plamen S. Tzvetkov. Sofia: New Bulgarian University, 2023, 101–125.  Aristeas’ Journey to Hyperborea. Open Journal for Studies in Philosophy, 7(1), 2023, 1–8.  Hyperborea on Maps – Always to the North. Open Journal for Studies in History, 6(2), 2023, 33–46.  The Life of Orpheus – Contributions to European Culture. Open Journal for Studies in History, 5(2), 2022, 41–50. PRESENTATIONS  “Hyperborea on Maps – Always to the North”, Seventh Annual Doctoral (International) Conference of New Bulgarian University – “Excellence and Social Engagement in Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts”. Sozopol (Bulgaria), June 17, 2023.  “The Boyana Church as a Cultural Monument”, Yearly Conference of Department of History of New Bulgarian University – “History as education, science and profession”. Sozopol (Bulgaria), September 25, 2022 (in Bulgarian).  “The Life of Orpheus – Contributions to European Culture”, Sixth Annual Doctoral Conference of New Bulgarian University. Sozopol (Bulgaria), June 27, 2022 (in Bulgarian). (Public)  “The Thracians: Origins, Faith and Cultural Heritage”, Regional Library of Burgas (Bulgaria), April 14, 2024 (in Bulgarian). Link: www.rb.gy/j56m87. ASEN BONDZHEV, June 2024  “The Thracians: Origins, Faith and Cultural Heritage” (2nd revision), Regional Library of Burgas (Bulgaria), May 9, 2024 (in Bulgarian). Other dates: May 19, 26.  “The Thracians: Origins, Faith and Cultural Heritage” (3rd revision), Regional Library of Burgas (Bulgaria), June 12, 2024 (in Bulgarian). ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS  Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space. Online Course by Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor at University of Arizona, April 2022.  Archaeoastronomy. Online Course by Guilio Magli, Professor at Politecnico di Milano, March 2022. LANGUAGES Bulgarian (native), English, German, Russian (fluent). ASEN BONDZHEV, June 2024