Abstract:
In the proposed investigation, readers can consider the life path and
working activity of the Dimitrie Dan – Romanian priest, public figure, historian,
ethnographer and academician. In 2017 the 90th anniversary of his death was
commemorated. Traditional culture of Bukovinian ethnic groups, folk beliefs of the
Romanians from this region, history of churches and localities were topics under his scientific
interest. In his investigations, the researcher followed the principle of authenticity; he used
the method of comparative analysis, and he was admiring the ideas of the European ethnopsychological
school. In his working method, it is felt the influence of the eminent Romanian
ethnographer Simeon Florea Marian.
