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"Forgotten Reality: A Hard Nut to Crack". Fiction and Reality of Early Czech History in the Old Prague Legends by Popelka Biliánová.
Chalupová, Helena ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
Annotation: This Bachelor's thesis aims to reconstruct the historical realities contained in the old Prague legends, which were written down by the writer Popelka Biliánová (legal name Marie Biliánová, born as Popelková). Bachelor's thesis identifies the specific imprint of historical events on selected tales, monitors the development of the plot throughout times and conclusions about contemporary thinking which is reflected in the final text of old legends. The analysis of the primary sources contains old legends with transcendental elements, especially revenants. Keywords: Popelka Biliánová, legend, legends, Prague, Josef Svátek, Julius Košnář, Adolf Wenig, Karel Chalupa, revenants
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Life after Life. The Revenants in the Early Modern Period Bohemia Lands.
Chalupová, Helena ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
The master's thesis deals with one of the specifics of the cultural history of the Czech lands in the Early Modern period - i. e. the general perception of the afterlife (approximately between 1500 and 1800) and revenant issues. A revenant is meant originally a human being, who, after his death, for various reasons returns to the light of the living world, with exhibits of material (revived corpses, zombies, vampires, fexts) and immaterial (spirits, white ladies, wild hunting). In this respect, the main source are Czech demonological legends. One part of the study is to evaluate the social, religious and cultural aspects that had effect on what was said above in the specific historical period. The main emphasis is placed on the individual cases of revenants in the Czech lands, preserved in historical sources, as well as comparison with the same case in other European countries. The study will also focus on the description of biographies of historical personalities, drawing conclusions about what may have caused the conviction of being revenant.
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Tradition of religion pilgrimage of laity. Processions and pilgrimages in the 17th century in South Bohemia based on vicarial statements.
Kuchta, Pavel ; Mikulec, Jiří (advisor) ; Ryantová, Marie (referee)
KUCHTA P., Tradition of religious pilgrimage of laity. Processions and pilgrimages in South Bohemia in 17th century based on vicarial statements. A degree work. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, 2011, 66p. Work supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Jiří Mikulec Csc. Key words: baroque religiosity, vicarial statements, South Bohemia, pilgrimages, processions. The work deals with the traditions of pilgrimage related to the South Bohemian region at the turn of 17th and 18th centuries. Its main content is the probe into the answers to the 26th question of vicarial statements (the question concerns pilgrimages and processions). The discovered traditions are treated in relation to the liturgical year and religious life of the Roman Catholic Church in general. In the conclusion of the work there is outlined a wider context of pilgrimage in the very region including supraregional tendencies.
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Preacher and exemplum between scholar and popular culture in early modern period
Tomášek, Vojtěch ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
This study deals with a two terms used in the context of culture and social history: the preacher and the exemplum. We depart from six Czech ear1y modem sermons published in the 17th and 18th century, especially from specific parts of them, those in which we can find those short moralizing stories, exempla. We analyse exemplum in its oral form as an communicative point between the preacher and his audience in the larger context of communication between a scholar and popular culture. Here we present sermonic exemplum as a specific type of ear1y modem medium. This study would attempt to outline some features of this communicative situation, especially preacher' s tendency to reform and discipline some aspects of everyday life in his community, that is everyday common problems of man and woman, problems of distributing gender roles and interconnected problems of drinking, domestic violence and sexuality. We have found two specific ways of communication preacher uses in exemplum: direct satire and tendentional description of ritua1. Speaking of the second one we expose the specific method, by which our preacher tries to change positive meaning of traditional ritual into the negative one. Therefore we c1aim that preacher wants to persuade his audience of absurdity inherent to use of some medical or magical...
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Jan Jiří Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic: the Czech nobleman and emigrant
Mauleová, Blanka ; Mikulec, Jiří (advisor) ; Bobková, Lenka (referee)
Zatímco jméno a osobnost Kryštofa Haranta z Polžic a Bezdružic jsou v naší zemi všeobecně známy, jeho mladší bratr Jan Jiří není příliš známý ani mezi zájemci o historii. Na rozdíl od Kryštofa se totiž nezapsal do dějin žádným významným činem a jeho život nebyl natolik pestrý nebo dramatický, aby upoutával pozornost. Na jeho smrti nebylo nic zvláštního, není ani známo přesné datum jeho úmrtí ani místo, kde je pochován. Svým způsobem života se výrazně neodlišoval od svých současníků ze stejného prostředí a společenské vrstvy. Na rozdíl od nich si však v průběhu čtvrt století vedl záznamy o soudobých událostech i osudech vlastní rodiny. Jeho Paměti tak rozšířily řadu osobních svědectví z pobělohorských Čech. Navíc se záhy, po odchodu autora za hranice, staly jednou z nečetných dobových reflexí a výpovědí z pera českých exulantů. Jan Jiří Harant má pro české historiky raného novověku význam také jako autor krátkého spisku o životě Kryštofa Haranta. Ačkoliv je toto několikastránkové dílko, zamýšlené Janem Jiřím jako úvod k jeho překladu bratrova cestopisu do němčiny, nesouvislé a útržkovité, obsahuje několik pozoruhodných informací o Kryštofu Harantovi. l Vztahují se převážně k jeho působení na dvoře Rudolfa II. a některé z nich jsou spíše anekdotické povahy.
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Historian Jan Florian Hammerschmidt and his method of using primary sources. (As demonstrated in his work Prodromus Gloriae Pragenae)
Ciglerová, Jana ; Mikulec, Jiří (advisor) ; Hojda, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis explores the historiographical treatise Prodromus Gloriae Pragenae by Jan Florian Hammerschmidt (1652-1735). The study examines in close detail the structure and contents of this important work of Baroque historiography and topography, and attempts to identify the specific features of Hammerschmidt's treatment of his topic, primarily in comparison with his manuscript work Historia Pragensis. The focus is on outlining the quantity and variety of the sources used and on the evaluation of Hammerschmidt's approach to sources and historiographic literature. His (un-)critical approach to his predecessors as well as his research method are demonstrated on a number of examples.
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Commendam the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star in Cheb durning the commandery of Georg Runner of Chvalšiny (1609-1632)
Knetlová, Hana ; Mikulec, Jiří (advisor) ; Hojda, Zdeněk (referee)
This work is dedicated to the history of Commendam the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star and to its hospital in the period, in which was Georg Runner functioning. He was working there in 1609-1632. I tried to put this person into connection with historical events in this region. I handle in detail about the religion circumstances in time of the biggest rapid development of Lutheranism, about conflict, which comes up between local catholic and protestant people, and about the first progress of rekatolization in Cheb, too. Another problem contains progress of economics estate of the commendam in this time. There are some property and jural conflicts for example. With economics situation are close connected the war affairs of very big importance in this time and this about is another chapter. Its place has the question of administration and common life in hospital. Authentic documents of the Knights of the Cross are the most significant resources for this work.
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Lower nobility in the towns and market-towns of the central Pilsen region in 17th and 18th century
Chmelíř, Václav ; Čechura, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
The central Pilsen region is the useful example to study the lower nobility in 17th and 18th century. Some sources are well preserved in few towns in the region. The lowest nobility settled in royal towns (Plzen, Rokycany) and liege market-towns (Dobrany, Mesto Touškov, Všeruby). Different origins of this gentles constitute the most visible differences between this types of towns. In the royal towns, the main group of nobility was formed by commons with blazon and plain peerage. In the most cases, the nobility of higher states left till the middle of 17th century. During 17th and 18th century, the privilege of Pilsen constitutes a possibility to become a estate-owner in the Bohemian Kingdom. There was a particular lower nobility group in some of previously mentioned market towns. A presence of small estates in their neighborhood affected them to a significant extent. Their disappearance was the main reason, why lower nobility left Dobrany. On contrary, Všeruby and Mesto Touškov held their lower nobility during that age. The sources indicate a possible connection of discussed, in fact, foreign element in a liege society of market-towns to agriculture and brewing. The nobility tried to keep their privileges, but they had to submit to the legal system of liege property eventually. Part of local commons was...
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Franciscans of Turnov in the Baroque (1651-1763)
Novotný, Robert Radim ; Hojda, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
The aim of this thesis is presented based on several years of investigative research, resulting in the publication of partial results particularly in regional proceedings, to submit a If possible, the final report on the effect of first-century Franciscan Turnov, respectively. throughout the region.Studying the effect of religious institutions in the Czech lands during the early modern times has its importance for several reasons. The smaller percentage of the then total population of religious community, the number of its members did, the more important influence on the development and practical all segments of society only acquire its existence. Finally, the contemporary phrase noted that the monasteries are in the world and the world in monasteries. Likewise, no doubt can Elbl agree with Martin that religious communities were more or less faithful picture of the whole company and both components interacted.(Překlad vytvořen dodatečně)
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King Pest and his theatre Prague. Plague epidemics in early modern-period Prague.
Jarošová, Eva ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee)
In 1348 the plague struck Europe and held it in its grip until the 18th century. The Czech lands were no exception, although regular outbreaks are not reported until after 1348. The disease was caused by yersinia pestis bacteria and transmitted primarily by the common rat. It took three different forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic. The year 1348 marked the most significant outbreak of the pandemic, referred to as the Black Death. However, the infection did not spread significantly to Prague and Bohemia until 1380. The societal crisis caused by the Black Death is reflected in art, particularly the so called Dance of Death and Triumph of Death paintings. Plague columns associated with the cult surrounding anti-plague saints became common sights in Bohemia. St. Maria was universally revered. St. Sebastian, St. Rocco, and St. Rosalie were invoked specifically for protection against the plague. Individual countries also sought protection from their national patrons, such a St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. In Bohemia, the plague is more commonly associated with modern rather than medieval times. Outbreaks recurred roughly every twelve years. In an effort to curb the epidemic, plague orders were enacted. These documents provided for quarantine measures, the closing of borders, the...
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