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Korean National Reflection of Admiral Yi Sunsin during the Chosŏn Dynasty and in the 20th Century
Žižková, Kateřina ; Kubík, Lukáš (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(in English): This thesis deals with the Korean reflection and the creation of a national hero from the historical figure of Admiral I Sun-sin (李舜臣; 1545 - 1598), who successfully led naval military operations against the Japanese during the Japanese invasion of Korea in the late 16th century. His contribution to the victory of the Korean army earned him the title of Korean national hero. This thesis then outlines the development of the symbolism that his name carries with it, through the post-war centuries. A brief biography of him is presented within the framework of available primary sources, which are discussed in the second chapter. This is followed by a posthumous appreciation of his meritorious achievements, including the first works recording his person during the Japanese invasions and the memorials dedicated to his person. Within the subsequent chapters, the person of admiral is presented in the context of the period at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, highlighting the national awareness of Admiral I Sunsin among the Japanese population and through historical and modern literature. Other follow-up periods include the period of Japanese occupation, when the changing symbolism of the admiral's name is presented. There are other examples of literary works, in which the admiral is...
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Hwarang: History and mythology
Kostrounová, Sára ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Šamánková, Karolína (referee)
Hwarangs are members of an organization of young men that operated in the Three kingdom period and in Unified Silla at the Korean territory and was used as a protection of the state - spiritually and military-wise. This thesis describes the history, structure and function of the Hwarang organization along with personal stories of individual hwarangs with the help of traditional Korean chronicles Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa. Hwarang segi, the hwarang biographies got discovered at the end of the 20th century, is discussed in the second part of the thesis and the thesis is trying to argue why it is a work of fiction. The main reason of it being a work of fiction are major inconsistencies in context when comparing the content of the Hwarang segi and the two traditional chronicles. The final section reflects on how hwarangs and Hwarang segi have influenced modern Korean culture.
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An Inventory of Cultural Symbols and their meaning in folklore and folk painting
Janíková, Viola ; Mazaná, Vladislava (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(in English): In this thesis, the research objects are animals as cultural symbols in Korean folklore. The goal is to creating a comprehensive list of animals based on the Korean dictionary of symbolism and understanding their meaning in the framework of Korean folk tales and folk painting. The first chapter introduces and defines folklore, explains the terms folk tale and minhwa and puts into context creating folk paintings in the Chosŏn period. The main part of the thesis is dedicated to the description of individual animals in folk tales and folk painting combined with their symbolism and role in them.
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Sin Chaeho: Toksa sillon - analysis of the work in the historical context
Borčová, Nela ; Šamánková, Karolína (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
The subject of this thesis is an analysis of the symbolic work of modern Korean history Toksa sillon from the year 1908, the author being one of the most important historians of the nationalist branch in Korea - Sin Chaeho. It was the work of Toksa sillon that introduced the characters and themes of Korean history in a new light. The first part of the work will be devoted to the introduction of Sin Chaeho and will describe the influence of the historical context on his work. It will focus in particular on the penetration of the ideas of social Darwinism and nationalism into the Korean Peninsula before the annexation of Korea. The second part of the thesis will present the work of Toksa sillon, which will be subjected to a historical analysis focusing on the influences of social Darwinism and nationalism. It will also focus on new key or newly defined terms and narratives. Key words Sin Chaeho, Toksa sillon, historiography, social Darwinism, nationalism
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"The New Village Movement" in the Context of Korean Modernization
Kenderová, Karolína ; Šamánková, Karolína (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(in English): The aim of my work is to analyze the backgrounds of the origins of the rural movement Sämaŭl (in english best known as New Village Movement). The work also aims to describe and evaluate the Sämaŭl movement. Its origins can be traced back to the 1970s, when it was presented as a rural modernization movement to help villages achieve the same standard of living as cities. The movement was hierarchically organized and achieved successful results by forcing the population to have the same group awareness or ‚mindset' through extensive education within the movement and Sämaŭl symbols, and ultimately to effectively spread this political ideology of modernization throughout the country.
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"The New Village Movement" in the Context of Korean Modernization
Kenderová, Karolína ; Šamánková, Karolína (advisor) ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (referee)
(in English): The aim of my work is to analyze the backgrounds of the origins of the rural movement Sämaŭl (in english best known as New Village Movement). The work also aims to describe and evaluate the Sämaŭl movement. Its origins can be traced back to the 1970s, when it was presented as a rural modernization movement to help villages achieve the same standard of living as cities. The movement was hierarchically organized and achieved successful results by forcing the population to have the same group awareness or "mindset" through extensive education within the movement and Sämaŭl symbols, and ultimately to effectively spread this political ideology of modernization throughout the country.
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Stories of Korean Buddhist monks in the Samguk Yusa chronicle
Zemánek, Marek ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Horák, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis deals with biographies of great Buddhist monks of the Three Kingdom Period and the Unified Silla Period of Korean history. The core of the work is translation of relevant parts of the chronicle along with extensive system of comments and footnotes. In this way, we explain the relationship between the described persons and events and the history of Korea and East Asia in general. Since one of the objectives of the thesis is study of Korean Buddhism and the text itself is a Buddhist product, we pay special attention to Buddhist facts. The thesis is divided into three tematical parts: introduction of Buddhism to Korea, monks' travels abroad, the peak of Buddhims in the Unified Silla Period.
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The typology of characters in Kim Dong-in's and Na Do-hyang's short stories and their functions
Kadlec, René ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Mazaná, Vladislava (referee)
The aim of the thesis in mainly focused on analysing characters that occur in the short stories of Kim Dong-in and Na Do-hyang, and describing their functions. The selection of the short stories consists of fourteen representative pieces of work and to assure its proportionality I choose seven short stories of each writer. The structural analysis of the selection of the short stories is based on the methodological approach of Tzvetan Todorov and Algirdas J. Greimas, and comprises the crucial part of the whole thesis. The portraits of the just fill the context of the bachelor thesis. Keywords Kim Dong-in, Na Do-hyang, structural analysis, typology of characters, naturalism, Korean 1920s literature
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"Hallyu" phenomenon and Korean TV drama
Kašparová, Marcela ; Löwensteinová, Miriam (advisor) ; Ferklová, Blanka (referee)
Korejská vlna (kor. hallju) není jednoduchý fenomén. Primárně se jí rozumí obliba korejské moderní hudby, televizních seriálů a filmů v Asii od devadesátých let po současnost. Tato práce je zaměřena hlavně na televizní drama, které je z těchto tří žánrů nejvýraznější. Postupně se pod pojem korejská vlna začaly řadit i korejská kuchyně, kosmetika, plastické operace, mobilní telefony a další, např. korejské elektrospotřebiče. Toto však považujeme za důsledek obliby výše zmíněných programů a důmyslné reklamy. Korejské vlna se objevila teprve nedávno, a přesto že se zdá, že to nejlepší má již za sebou a pomalu ustupuje, její vliv je znatelný v celé Asii. Ač bývá Korejci její význam často přeceňován, skutečností je, že vyvolala četné diskuse jak v Koreji, tak v zahraničí. Nutno přiznat, že ne vždy byly zahraniční reakce pozitivní, o čemž se zmíníme v jednotlivých kapitolách. Vývoz korejských kulturních produktů přispěl velkou měrou k pozoruhodné a poměrně náhlé proměně ve vidění Korejské republiky očima většiny Japonců, Číňanů, Mongolů, Vietnamců, Filipínců a dalších národů Jihovýchodní Asie. Toto zviditelnění Koreje v Asii považujeme za natolik zásadní, že se zde nebudeme příliš dopodrobna zabývat budoucností korejské vlny, která vždy trápila a trápí Korejce. (...) Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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