Leonard J. Pełka

Doktor nauk humanistycznych, nauczyciel akademicki, członek Polskiego Towarzystwa Religioznawczego, Polskiego Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego i Polskiego Towarzystwa Uniwersalistycznego. Współpracował z pismami "Studia religioznawcze", "Nomos. Kwartalnik religioznawczy", "Lud", "Parerga. Międzynarodowe studia filozoficzne" i "Res Humana".

Był uczniem Bohdana Baranowskiego. Doktorat uzyskał w 1977 r. na Uniwersytecie Łódzkim broniąc pracę pt. Demonologia ludowa regionu lubelsko-rzeszowskiego (studium etnologiczno-historyczne).

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