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 Since 1990 worked at the Institute of Culture, Philosophy and Art in the Department of Baltic Culture, since 2004. was the chief researcher of this department. He was the chairman of the Lithuanian Society of Religious Studies, a member of the editorial board of the scientific magazine "Darbai ir dienos", a contributor to "Naujojo židinios", a columnist of "Metų", editor of the religion section of "Šiaurės Atėnų".Published 17 books, including several scientific works. The author of the first Lithuanian postmodernist novel. He published about 60 scientific articles on the history and theory of white religions, about 500 publicist, essay articles, reviews, a dozen short stories in the literary press.1997 awarded the novelistic prize of the literary magazine "Nemunas", 1997 - "Literature and Art" publishing prize, 2000 - Druskininkai Poetic Autumn Prize for poetic debut (for poetry in essays), 2000 - Prize of the Ministry of Culture for essay writing, 2001. - Prize of the Presidency of Lithuania for the collection of essays on Lithuanian history "On the Blade of Time" (2002)