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The Christmas cribs of Třešť and their authors
Hinková, Zuzana ; Krupková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Štěpánová, Irena (referee)
This dissertation describes the origin, the development and the present state of the Christmas crib making of Třešť. A particular emphasis is placed on the present-day state whereas focusing on material and nonmaterial aspects of the researched phenomenon. The information about Christmas crib making of Třešť has been gathered from literature and the informants - the crib makers from Třešť. The first chapter of this dissertation consists of a general introduction to the questions of the origin of the Christmas cribs and the Christmas crib making in the past. The second chapter deals with the origin, the development and the expansion of the Christmas crib making in the Czech-Moravian Highlands. The Christmas crib making and the nativity scenes of Třešť are the themes of third chapter which describes the origin and the development of Christmas crib making of Třešť, the building of the nativity scenes, the use of natural materials and the products of nature. In this chapter, we are also focusing on the biblical and other symbolism of these nativity scenes. The next (fourth) chapter treats the factors that influence birth, development, expansion, transfomation or disappearance of folk lore in this particular locality (Třešť). In the following chapter two possibilites of maintenace and the measure against the...
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