Ph.D. Maja Jakimovska-Toshich

Date and place of birth: 02. 05 1964, Kumanovo
E-mail address: majajt@yahoo.com
Title: Senior Research Fellow
Specific area of research interest: Medieval Macedonian literature
Ph.D. thesis: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje
Macedonian literature in the XV century, 2001
Post-graduate studies: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje,
The Cult of St. Joakim Osogovski in the Macedonian Written and Oral Tradition, 1997
Graduate studies: Philological faculty Blazhe Koneski– Skopje,
Department History of literature of the nations in SFRY, 1996
Research projects
Participation:
History of Macedonian medieval literature
Scriptoria centers in medieval Macedonia (IX-XVIII century)
Medieval genres in the old Macedonian literature
Authors of the medieval Macedonian literature
Macedonian literary lexicon
Athos and the Macedonian literary inheritage
Head researcher:
Cyril and Methodius’ translation of the Bible
Research stays
Library Funds of Pontificium Institutum Orientale in Rome, Italy, 2004
Participation in conferences
Participated in numerous conferences in the country and abroad in Columbus (Ohio, USA), Lvov (Ukraine) and Rome (Italy).
Monographs:
Scriptoria centers in Medieval Macedonia (9-18 century), Skopje: Menora, 1997 (coauthor with Gjorgji Pop-Atanasov and Ilija Velev)
Medieval Genres in the Old Macedonian literature, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian literature and Kultura, 2000 (coauthor with Vera Stojchevska-Antich and Dobrila Milovska)
Macedonian Literature in the XV century, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian literature, 2001
Original Literary Compositions in the Macedonian XV century, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian literature, 2002
Authors of the Macedonian Literature (9-18 century), Skopje: Institute of Macedonian literature, 2004 (coauthor with Gjorgji Pop-Atanasov and Ilija Velev)
Research and professional papers in the periodic publications
Published app. 70 papers, reviews and recensions in the magazines and the daily newspapers in the country and abroad.
Membership in scientific and other professional associations
Member of the Association Karpino
Social and professional duties
President of the Council of the Institute of Macedonian Literature (2004 -
Editor in Chief of the Journal “Spectrum”45-46/2005
Member of the Editorial Boards of “Kirilometodievistika” and “Koreni”
Member of the Board for Celebration of Anniversaries in the literary area.