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Feminine Spirituality by Miranda Gray Focusing on the Worldwild Womb Blessing as a Spiritual Practice New Age
Grunclová, Karolína ; Vojtíšek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Kostićová, Zuzana (referee)
This diploma thesis processes the results of qualitative research, participant observation, which I carried out during 2022 and from the beginning of 2023 from the online seminars of the Womb Blessing spirituality and the meditations associated with it. The choice of the topic was motivated by my previous interest in the phenomenon of female spirituality and forming contemporary women's spiritualities in the Czech Republic - because these are currently gaining strength, diverse manifestations. I wanted to find a form of female spirituality in which I could find a pure female core and manifestations. I chose a women's open group formed around the person of Miranda Gray and her cyclical spirituality. I wanted to discover the form of female spirituality in the Czech Republic, which could be classified under the New Age by Wounter Hanegraaff. In the first part of the work, I deal with the definition of the conceptual apparatus, in the second part I deal with the general characteristics of contemporary eclectic spirituality, generally referred to as the New Age movement. In the third part, I turn to my own qualitative research. Further, in the fourth part, I compare Gray's spirituality with the concept of the New Age according to Hanegraaff. I come to the conclusion that the worldwide blessing of the...
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Environments of DIY Spirituality
Lebriez, Alexandra ; Kuřík, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Pixová, Michaela (referee)
Bachelor thesis project expected length : 2 pages Name of the student: Alexandra Lebriez Expected thesis title: Environments of DIY spirituality Keywords: spirituality, Czech punk scene, Subculture, DIY Thesis supervisor: Bohuslav Kuřík 0. Research Topic Alternative Spirituality(ies) in the Czech DIY Punk Subculture : Beliefs, Practices and Experiences in a non-spiritual subculture, a comparative study between the scenes of Vsetínsko and the city of Ostrava 1. Statement of the problem (what?) The Czech republic is known to be a strongly atheist country with a strong tendency toward alternative spiritualities. The aim of this study is to investigate differences in spirituality within the DIY punk subculture depending on the area, where the members live and practice or experience their spirituality. The comparison will be between the Ostrava scene (a big lowland city capital of a highly industrialized region) and the Vsetínsko region (a hilly, small town region). 2. Merit of studying the problem (why?) This study could be revelant for the field of subcultural studies, as well as spirituality studies, as it investigates spirituality in a non-spiritual and ubiquitous subculture. Its merit lies in its so far unexplored nature as no study about DIY punks' spirituality has been conducted yet, especially in...
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Suggestions for spiritual care for persons with acquired brain injury
Kurovská, Lenka ; Macek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Ulrichová, Monika (referee)
This thesis deals with the area of spiritual care for persons that suffered a traumatic brain injury, stroke or another brain damage at adult age. It describes what these people have to go through after termination of acute treatment, what are their needs and coping strategies. It presents results of researches dealing with correlation between spirituality/religiosity and managing of unfavourable circumstances connected with the health condition, therapy and rehabilitation. It summarises the recommendations for suitable adjustment of spiritual care to somatic, communication, cognitive and psychosocial changes, which may occur as a result of the brain injury. It pays special attention to the use of expressive therapies and supplementary methods thanks to which it is possible to reflect spiritual topics also in other ways than in a classical conversation.
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Values of alternative religiosity with contemporary young people
KOLMANOVÁ, Veronika
This bachelor's thesis deals with the subject of what values alternative religiosity brings to contemporary Czech youth. Traditional religion in the Czech Republic is on the decline, being replaced by new forms of alternative religiosity. The Bachelor's thesis first explains terms, such as faith, atheism, spirituality and religiosity, which is further divided into institutionalized and alternative forms. Using a qualitative research, the practical part of the Bachelor's thesis strives to find and describe factors which affect religious beliefs of young people to better understand how they perceive and relate to religion, faith and spirituality. A semi-structured interview method was used to collect data from a total of 15 participants aged 15-18. The analysis of the collected data was performed using the grounded theory research method to provide comprehensive insight of how alternative religion affects the perception of values of Czech youth.
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Devoted Soldier of Eclecticism
Žufníček, Jan Adam ; Delong, Marek (referee) ; Vlková, Veronika (advisor)
My bachelor’s thesis Devoted soldier of eclecticism is a series of paintings and objects. The main theme of exhibition which should be based on these artifacts is a polemic about meaning of metamodernism in contemporary art. Conceptual approach to artistic reference is essential for all pieces. I am often depicting mundane objects (boots, pigeons, air baloons) enriched by philosophical or spiritual meanings. To create a tension between simple and metaphysical, I am using simple compositions and naive painting techniques. There is usually some concrete situation or polemic happening in my paintings. If paintings would be philosophical concepts, objects would represent how human beings (anthropomorphised swords) approach these often complicated phenomena.
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Types of religiosity of Czech youth
VINCÍKOVÁ, Petra
This study examines the religiosity of Czech youth. The theoretical framework delves into the nuances of religiosity, its various types, and the factors that influence its manifestation. It also elucidates the historical underpinnings of secularization in the Czech Republic and provides insight into the contemporary attitudes of Czech youth towards religion. Furthermore, it explores the concept of adolescence, detailing the religious socialization process within families, as well as the prevalence of atheism among Czech youth. The empirical aspect of the research investigates the typologies of religiosity among university students through a qualitative approach involving semi-structured interviews. The findings provide an interpretation of the attitudes of adolescents towards religion and their experiences with the supernatural.
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Spirituality of students of the Faculty of Theology
ŠPINDLEROVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis deals with the spirituality of students of the Faculty of Theology. The aim of the thesis is to find out what the spirituality of the students of the Faculty of Theology is like. At the beginning of the theoretical part, thesis describes the concepts of religion, religiosity and their relationship to spirituality. Furthermore, the thesis will focus on the concept of spirituality, which is key to it. After defining the concept of spirituality, the focus is on spirituality and the concepts associated with it. The following is the history of Christian spirituality in the Czech territory and historical figures who influenced Christian spirituality. Then the thesis will focus on delineating the difference between ordinary and Christian spirituality and defining one's own spirituality. Thesis also dedicates a short chapter to the Faculty of Theology. The practical part follows, in which the form of quantitative research and the questionnaire method are first introduced. The last part is the research itself.
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I went for a walk…
Drbalová, Eva ; Štěpánová, Vanda (referee) ; Mléčka, Jan (advisor)
The ancient idea of feeling something beyond us is unquenchable. However, it takes on different forms that are related to the time. In a hectic fast-moving world interwoven with the traffic of means of transport, modern technologies and their constant flow, we are looking for a quiet refuge where time slows down. A place that accepts us as we are. That fulfills our spiritual needs. The diploma thesis responds to this current situation and presents a conceptual vision for the use of an abandoned monastery complex in the center of Brno for a modern spiritual experience. It thus follows on from a pre-diploma project that dealt with contemporary manifestations of spirituality and the spaces associated with it. The proposal is based on the current state of the monastery, scarred by history, and creates a space for meetings. With others, or with some "One". It is based on old certainties such as the rising and setting of the Sun, the alternation of day and night, the symbol of the circle.
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