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Prophetic phenomenon and women in Old Testament
Pejsar, Luboš ; Větrovec, Pavel (advisor) ; Brož, Jaroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis "The Prophetic Phenomenon and Women in the Old Testament" represents prophecy as a phenomenon, with its characteristics typical of the biblical environment. Its three parts are descriptive. The work looks and describes the prophetic phenomenon as it appears in the writings of the Old Testament. As a context, it is necessary in the introduction to make a preview of the prophecy in its development in the environment that formed Israel. Part of this introduction will be a look at the woman through the eyes of the Old Testament. Individual prophecies will be described in a section that will focus on the prophecy in the broader sense, that is, in the way that the texts themselves allow. For comparison, prophetic and secular religious systems will be mentioned in the surrounding peoples. Three women were selected for work: Mirjam, Debora and Chulda. The last part of the thesis will be devoted to the conclusion that summarizes the knowledge gained during the work. The passages of the Holy Scripture according to the Ecumenical Edition will be used in the text. Keywords prophecy; woman; religion; oracle; magic
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Prophetia de duobus draconibus. Merlin's prophecies in medieval anglo-welsh conflicts
Jauernig, Jakub ; Nejedlý, Martin (advisor) ; Jaluška, Matouš (referee)
Diploma thesis Prophetia de duobus draconibus - Merlin's prophecies in medieval anglo-welsh conflicts deals with a political use of prophecies in a struggle between an English monarchs and Welsh princes. The most important among the prophecies are those revealed by Merlin. These include an interpretation of the combat between the red and the white dragon, which represent Wales and England. This thesis focuses on the character of Merlin the prophet, the medieval interpretation of the prophecies and their ultimate use in a political argumentation.
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Divinatory presages in heroic stories of Scandinavian and Greek mytology
Spáčilová, Hana ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Březinová, Helena (referee)
This paper attempts to describe the interventions of the fate into the lives of chosen characters from the heroic stories presented by Scandinavian legendary sagas, heroic lays from Poetic Edda, Homeric epics and Greek tragedies. After the general introduction, which briefly describes the concepts of the fate in both mythologies, follows a quiet extensive part about the deities determining the fate. Furthermore, the term divinatory presages is defined, and descriptions of several characters, who tell the presages are said. The major focus of the paper, which examines the specific heroic stories, follows. That implies, how the heroes obtain the presages, who or what is telling the presages and especially how the heroes react: whether by activity or by passive submission and what is the result of those reactions. The conclusion should summarize the role of the fate and the divinatory presages in the mythologies of both cultures. Key words: Ancient Greek heroic mytology, Old Norse heroic mythology, fate, prophecy, reaction to necessity.
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Seiðr
Šebetovská, Michaela ; Chlup, Radek (advisor) ; Starý, Jiří (referee)
SEIÐR Michaela Šebetovská AAAABSTRACTBSTRACTBSTRACTBSTRACT The thesis is about an Old-Norse practice called seiðr, which was performed as a prophetic and magical ritual, according to some authors similarly to shamanic ones. The emphasis is put on information obtained from the Old-Norse textual sources. Despite their fragmentary nature, the aim of this work is to make a well-arranged summary of the facts provided by these primary sources. The main subjects are the beings performing seiðr, their characteristics, place in society, equipment and conditions required for the ritual and its goal. This information is then used for interpretation and a detailed analysis of several aspects of seiðr.
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Girolamo Savonarola - the man at the turn of the ages
Banďouch, Pavel ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
The presented thesis deals with issues related to the life and activities of Girolamo Savonarola. Main attention is paid to the second half of the 15th century. However, these times are not perceived and considered as a closed period of time, but in the context of the historical development of individual themes. Particular attention is paid mainly to the political situation in Florence, and subsequently in Italy, since the so-called peace in Lodi up to the coronation of Charles V. in Bologna; to the creation of papal monarchy after the Council of Constance; to the construction of the Papal State; to the reform of the Order of Preachers and to the phenomenon of prophecy in Renaissance. The key aim is to demonstrate that, despite the original elements in Savonarola's thinking and his opinions, there can be traced certain continuity with both preceding and upcoming processes and fates to the main events of his tenure and his deeds. Keywords Savonarola, renaissance, prophecy, Papal state
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Between Defence and Resistance: Destinies of Eighteenth Century Protestant Communities in Eastern Bohemia and Haut-Languedoc
Kalivodová, Eva ; Klusáková, Luďa (advisor) ; Křížová, Markéta (referee) ; Durand, Stéphane (referee)
Between Defence and Resistance: Destinies of Eighteenth-Century Protestant Communities in Eastern Bohemia and Haut-Languedoc Abstract Based on archive research and literature the thesis compares the religious life of illegal Protestant communities in the 18th century Eastern Bohemia and Haut-Languedoc. From macroanalytical perspective it assesses the strategies of protestant minorities used to resist the disciplining efforts of the absolutist state. The confessional homogeneity, economic background and social stratification of Protestants in Eastern Bohemia and Haut-Languedoc differed. Yet, the contrasting comparison opens up the way to analyse the divergent resistance strategies. Further, the thesis examines the existence and nature of attempts to simplify the religious doctrine and to modify the liturgy undertaken by the lay and ordained priests and the worshippers. The structure combines the thematic and chronological approach, while keeping a broad perspective that encompasses also the economic and cultural context. First tree chapters outline and conceptualize the problem of prohibited Protestantism in both regions during the 17th and most of the 18th centuries. While in Languedoc the Presbyterian-synodic structure was revived (albeit illegally), in Eastern Bohemia and in whole Bohemia and Moravia...
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Human being by Ibn Rushd and Maimonides
Kopecká, Pavlína ; Hogenová, Anna (advisor) ; Rybák, David (referee)
This thesis interprets the concept of human being in the work of Maimonides and ibn Rushd, two representatives of major Arab and Jewish medieval philosophy. It combines the ancient Greek philosophical tradition, especially Aristotle, with a religious context. When Maimonides and Ibn Rushd tried to harmonize these two traditions, they had to deal with many opposite views, that stemmed from the difference between religious and ancient world. Behind this intellectual ground have they created the original thesis and approaches to grasping reality, the world and the human being in it. The issue of human being is analyzed in three levels. The first level consists of the relationship between human being and creation, which addresses the question about origin of the world the human soul and the resurrection. The second level, i.e. the man and the world, is devoted to describing a scheme of the world, human knowledge and the theory of prophecy. Ethical and political views are analyzed on the third level, which represents the position of human being in relation to the polis. Keywords Ibn Rushd, Maimonides, Aristotle, Plato, neoplatonism, philosophy, religion, The Koran, Torah, human being, world, creation, eternity, soul, resurrection, emanation, knowledge, illumination, active intellect, prophecy, politics,...
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The Prophecy of Neferty in Context
Honeš, Daniel ; Landgráfová, Renata (advisor) ; Bareš, Ladislav (referee)
(in English): This thesis deals with an Egyptian literary piece known under its modern name The Prophecy of Neferty, whose full text is preserved on papyrus Hermitage 1116 B from Dynasty 18. The thesis is divided into two parts. In the first part, a proper translation of the text along with its egyptological transliteration is presented. This translation is followed by an analysis using the interlinear glossing system, which is presented in the addendum of the thesis. Herewith, the text of the Prophecy of Neferty is open to a broader linguistic audience. In the second, textual part, a detailed analysis of this literary composition is given. The interpretation is performed from both linguistic and socio-historical perspectives, with an emphasis on the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom, as well as the international relationships between Egypt and the Syria-Palestine in these observed periods. In the interpretation, an emphasis is placed on on main characters appearing in the Prophecy of Neferty, problematic grammatical constructions as well as selected lexical items, whose interpretation influences the perception of the piece as a whole. In addition, this thesis concerns questions of the authorship of the Prophecy of Neferty and its relation to other literary compositions. The Prophecy...
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A Sibylline Prophecy on Christ (Oracula Sibyllina VIII, 217-250)
Dus, Jan Amos
A Prophecy of the Sibyll on Christ (Oracula Sibyllina VIII, 217-250). Introduction, commentary and translation, based on the Greek text (ed. J. Geffecken, Die Oracula Sibyllina, Leipzig 1902, pp. 153-157). The Latin translation of the Greek version (De civitate Dei XVIII, 23,1) may have come from Augustin self.
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