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Diaconate in the Byzantine tradition
SLYVOTSKA, Nataliya
The thesis deals with the concept of diaconate and the diacon's service in the Byzantine tradition. The first part deals with the diaconate in the New Testament. The second part focuses on the historical development of the Byzantine rite as well as of the diaconate from the charitable, administrative and liturgical perspektive where the liturgical aspekt begins to dominate. The third part introduces the Liturgies (Masses)in the Byzantine tradition with consideration for the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and stresses his irreplaceable role.
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The Contemporary face of the traditional Culture in the village Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem.
KOSTKOVÁ, Zuzana
The graduation thesis The contemporary face of the folkloric tradition in the village of Blatnice pod Svatým Antonínkem thematically follows the bachelor thesis The elements of the documented folklore in the contemporary cultural life of the village Blatnice pod Sv. Antonínkem and their current position in the village culture, which focused on documentation of all available music and song material recorded in the past in the village and accessible in the editions or the databases of relevant professional institutions. The subject of this thesis is the confrontation of the obtained material with the current state of folklore tradition in the village. Comparisons are based on materials from repeated field collections, including a questionnaire method for capturing citizens' attitudes to folklore, way and degree of preservation of traditions. The reader of this thesis is acquainted with the state of folklore in Blatnice in general. The following chapters on folklore year: inform on the preservation and dwindling of certain traditions as they currently appear, and which local folk clubs are involved in the preservation or restoration of folklore. The conclusion summarizes all the information along with the results of the survey and potential future use.
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Keeping Traditions and Importance of Traditions in Contemporary Czech Society
URBÁNKOVÁ, Veronika
This thesis is focused on the importance of traditions for students and seniors, the importance of traditions for the both groups is compared and the differences in understanding to traditions in the presented groups of respondents are described. In the theoretical part relevant terms are defined and explained and the views of experts on the importance of traditions are mentioned. In the first section individual festivals in a year and related traditions, but also recent traditions coming from abroad, are described. In the second, practical part of the thesis individual respondents´ answers were assessed and the stated hypotheses verified. The hypotheses were tested through quantitative research and the method used to obtain information was a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire contained 57 questions and was filled in by university students and seniors over 65 years of age. The research outcomes confirmed the first hypothesis assuming that the lower the age of the Czech Republic citizens, the lower interest in keeping Czech traditions. The second hypothesis assuming that young people are more aware of traditions coming from abroad than of the Czech traditions, was also confirmed during the research. The objective of the thesis was to identify differences in perceptions of the importance of keeping traditions between generations, and this objective was met, in my opinion. The survey outcomes have shown that between groups of respondents there are some differences in perception of individual traditions, in the meaning given to individual traditions and the extent in which the Czech traditions are kept alive. Both groups, however, have a similar (negative) opinion of the modern traditions adopted from abroad. The importance of the thesis lies, in my opinion, in the description of individual generations relationships to Czech traditions as a demonstration of their own culture perception and the feeling of belonging to the society, but it also takes effect as a reminder of those often half-forgotten traditions and so the society´s cultural heritage, by pointing out the importance of intergenarational transmission of cultural values.
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Culturological aspects of human resources development and stabilization of rural regions
POPELÁKOVÁ, Lenka
The principal aim of my dissertation was to specify and find out the sense of culturological aspects, which appeal on the development and stabilization of rural regions, to find the areas, where the culturological aspects could contribute to keep folks in the country and find the ways how to improve the satisfaction of folks with country life. I have tried to find the specific cultural symbols and dominant cultural dimensions of certain communities, which are the significant self-recognizable element of society. Our research was realized by standard questionnaire inquiry in Čkyně and Doudleby and by CSDT (Colour Semantic Differential Test). CSDT was used to get more complete information about communities of Čkyně and Doudleby and their dominant cultural dimensions. The results could be resumed into following. The problem, why people leave the countryside, is not based mainly on insufficient services and facilities. We can demonstrate it on Čkyně. However Čkyně has better public utilities than Doudleby, its inhabitants (especially the new arrivals and their children) are not satisfied as the inhabitants in Doudleby and they are likely to leave Čkyně in the future. Doudleby is the village with strong and still celebrated traditions. New arrivals are hearty welcome between the olds and they also participate on the local cultural life. The main contribution of my dissertation should have been the finding the influence of cultural traditions on stabilization the rural regions. Strong traditions join people together and improve social relations in the village. Traditions are the roots of folks that prevent them from leaving the countryside.
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Folk customs of South Bohemia: Have they a chance to survive in new millennium?
MARHOUNOVÁ, Jitka
The work deals with folk customs of South Bohemia, if they have a chance to survive in new millenium. At the beginning I define the origin of folk customs, then I give an overview of religious and secular feasts and defference between custom, saying and superstition. The main part includes the description of specific feast days. Usually there is an explanation of the feast day origin, possible modification, which happenned during ages and what they look like today. Then the thesis brings customs description, which refer to this feast day. The feast days are ordered according to flow of the year from beginning of the year until the end. The aim is to find out, which reasons lead to the fact, folk customs slowly die out and options, ho to prevent it.
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Possibilities and Overlaps of the Traditional FolkAarchitecture as an Inspiration for the Environmentally Friendly Architecture Today
KURINCOVÁ, Marie
The work deals with the possibility of use the traditional knowledges and methods in construction with regards to today's lifestyle and technology, emphasizes the importance of the legacy, respect for countryside, individuality and surrounding environment. Above all I try to summarize the information about the current situation in architecture of family houses, which influence dominates in this area and which choices we have. I target especially the organic architecture mainly for wood constructions. At the beginning of the work I describe the issues of present architecture. I am dealing with the question if traditional and modern way of life must be in conflict, how we change our environment today and what could be the eventual effects for the future. The second part of the work is focused on the traditional vernacular architecture in South Bohemia, especially in the Bohemian Forest (Šumava) region, on types of construction, use and processing of materials and their integration into the countryside. The final part is applied to present ecology architecture. Firstly I summarize and identify the objects in general, subsequently I focus on the wood constructions, which correspond to traditional knowledge and experience in the manufacture and processing of wood.
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The National Customs Relating the Liturgical Year within the Region of Ostrožsko
BROŽOVÁ, Eva
The thesis focuses on the national customs and their interrelation with the liturgical calendar. My aim is to describe and reflect on each of the customs and traditions, those still kept existing and also those these days reminded only by word of mouth within the liturgical year. The region of Ostrozsko is introduced in the first part. There are highlighted basic facts and brief history of single villages in this area. The second part of my thesis aims to define liturgics and also significant feasts of liturgical year are closely described here. Both the first and second part interrelate in the third chapter. I focus on religious aspects of the feasts, how the traditons and customs complement one another relating religion of this area. I also refer to customs which did not survive and on the other hand those that are still popular within the whole region.
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Genesis of the family according to post-modern society
VILÍMOVÁ, Jana
The main pillar of the family has become the couple's relationship: to satisfy individual needs and allow the possibility for self-realisation, for men and women alike. This gender position has become relevant with its influence on the whole society. Post-modern society has offered people more individual freedom and choice. The average age of groom increased from 24.6 to 28.9 and the bride from 21.8 to 26.5. In the town of Mirošovice during the period of 1974 - 1989 the average age of bride was 21.64 (period of 1990 {--} 2005 was 25.89) and groom 24.55 (period of 1990 {--} 2005 is 29.29). This confirms the assumption of hypothesis H1: Age of engaged couple entering marriage in the period of 1990 {--} 2005 is higher than in the period of 1974 {--} 1989. The aim of this dissertation is to map out the situation during the period of 1990 - 2005 and its comparison with previous years (likewise for a 15 year period, from 1974 - 1989). I have chosen a quantitative type of research and analysis of actual realities - primary and secondary data analysis, taken from the noted data files of permanent inhabitants from the town of Mirošovice. In the observed file (127 couples) there are married couples included, who have permanent addresses in Mirošovice, and whose marriages have lasted up until the 31. 12. 2005. Since the 1990s, the age difference between husband and wife has increased. There was also a rise in the number of couples where the woman was older than the man. In Mirošovice the total average age difference between engaged couples (not considering the gender of the older partner) during the period 1974 {--} 1989 was 4.49 years and during the period 1990 {--} 2005 was 3.92 years. Thus hypothesis H2 is confirmed: Age difference between partners who were married after 1990 (during the period 1990 - 2005) is less than the period 1974 {--} 1989. Also hypothesis H3: Age difference (more than 5 years) of engaged couples does not have any direct relation to the age difference of their parents, has been proved. Hypothesis H4: Age difference of engaged couples where the older partner is a woman, having direct relation to the age difference of bride or groom's parents, where the mother was older than father, has not been proved. The individualisation characterising current changes in the family bring with them, mainly to the most elderly lonely women, but also men, many social, economical, health and psychological problems.
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Comparative Analysis of Tourism in Thailand and Lao PDR
Tichá, Alena ; Valentová, Jana (advisor) ; Kašpar, Václav (referee)
This thesis deals with an analysis and comparison of tourism within Thailand and Lao PDR. The paper discusses global tourism trends with a special interest dedicated to southeast Asia. Based on studies of history, geography and government programmes of each individual country, conditions for conducting tourism activities were defined. History of tourism as well as develompent of individual destinations were concerned, too. The conclusion summarising present and future possibilities of travel industry in Thailand and Lao PDR also involves information about knowledge and personal approach of Czech public to both countries. The data were collected through an exploratory questionnaire. The next part offers a list of destinations provided by Czech and German travel agencies. Based on the list, an overview of available destinations provided by major Czech and German official mediators was created. One of the chapters also deals with legal conditions governing the rights for setting up a travel agency by non-residents.
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