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Cultural relativism: its philosophical roots, contemporary debates and critical exaluation
RYBOVÁ, Nela
The work deals with topic of cultural relativism. The first chapter is concerned with concept of cultural relativism, its understanding, definitions, its connection with other conceptions of relativism, i.e. ethical and cognitive relativism. The second part concentrates on finding of philosophical roots, which became the fundamental presumptions for origin of cultural relativism, whereas the second part contains the chapter about history of cultural anthropology, which treats of establishment of cultural relativism as the one of the most fundamental concept of cultural anthropology. The third section foreshadows current debates dealing with cultural relativism. The critical perspective is applied to arguments and objections for or contra cultural relativism appearing in the work. And equally there is the treatise of role of cultural relativism in anthropological practises.
Anthropological perspective of female circumcision
RYBOVÁ, Nela
The work deals with topic of female circumcision from aspect of cultures using it. The first chapter is concerned with general information such as definition of the term, typology, health consequences, sexual sensibility of women after the operation and prevalence of this practics in the world. The second chapter describes various reasons for performing of female genital cutting that come from setting of social life, myths and conceptions. The first part of the second chapter introduces different speculative vari-ants of origin of female circumcision, the last part is about connection between FGC and religion. The third section foreshadows current debates and question of interference with practising of female circumcision, thus effort to eradicate it.

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