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Cultic Use of Alcohol in Religion of Ancient Syria
Válek, František ; Antalík, Dalibor (advisor) ; Čech, Pavel (referee)
The presented paper deals with use of fermented beverages in cult of ancient Syria. The basis is work with written source material from Emar, Ugarit, Mari, Alalaḫ, Tuttul, Terqa and Ebla. Apart form cultic, administrative and legal texts, alcohol i also reflected from view of mythological and epic texts, as has been preserved in Ugaritic texts. Archeological and iconographical material is considered only briefly to illustrate the idea. The most interpretative part of the paper are chapters on perception of alcohol in wider cultural context of ancient Syria. Here we can see the influence of V. Turner's theory of liminality and antistructure, partial influence of M. Douglas's concept of ambivalence and M. Dietler's findings about alcohol form anthropological perspective. The most important finding of this paper is the relationship between feast and sacrifice, especially perception of sacrifice as feast and vice versa. It is in the context od feasting, where alcohol plays a crucial role as intoxicating drink, not as mere nourishment.
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Newly-Built Detached House with Accommodation Facility
Čech, Pavel ; Melcr, Petr (referee) ; Fišarová, Zuzana (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with a desing of the wooden building of family house in cadastral territory of Dambořice, district of Hodonín. Objects are standing alone in the emerging area. The family house is designed for a four member family, the object with an accomodation capacity is designed for up to eleven people. It is one-storey family house, partly with a basement. There is one stand alone object behind the familly house. The object has accomodation capacity of two above ground floors and no basement. Both objects have a walnut roof of truss trusses. These object also have brick structures with a contact thermal insulation system. The object with an accomodation capacity is designed for recreation. Both object are put into medium sloping terrain.
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El's and Baal's aspects in the concept of the Old Testament's Yahweh
Rejlková, Sandra ; Antalík, Dalibor (advisor) ; Čech, Pavel (referee)
My thesis describes the aspects of Ugarit gods El and Baal and depicts their influence on the conception of The Old Testament's Yahweh. The Biblical monotheistic tradition was indelibly influenced by the polytheistic lore of Ugarit - shards of this process can be observed even from today's perspective, despite all the efforts of ancient Biblical contributors. I suggest brief analysis of shared features of these gods, mainly Yahweh and El, who had more in common than it may seem. My ambition is not only to bring up an enumeration of their divine attributes, but also to construe the incentives, that might have led the Biblical authors to project Ugaritic imagery into their one true God.
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The Flood Motive in the Literature of Ancient Mesopotamia
Koubková, Evelyne ; Čech, Pavel (advisor) ; Antalík, Dalibor (referee)
The presented paper deals with the flood motive in the literature of ancient Mesopotamia from the 2nd mil. BC until the 2nd cent. BC as it appears repeatedly in a variety of texts in this period. Apart from the varied versions of the mythical flood narrative I will examine the king lists, especially the Sumerian king list in which the flood appears, and sources about antediluvian kings. In a separate chapter I will focus on the tradition of the sages (apkallu) who are sometimes situated before the flood. The common feature of all the treated sources seems to be that the flood is a watershed. Its importance stems not from the dividing of qualitatively distinct periods of time but from the possibility to get over the boundary. According to the anthropological theory of antistructure I will try to explain that the flood is a breakthough of chaos which can strengthen the order. I will examine god Ea, too, as he is intrinsically bound to the flood and I will show his position in pantheon as analogical to the role of the flood.
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The Text of the Masoretes: It's Character, Historical Setting and It's Relationship to the Jewish Biblical Exegesis
Tomášek, Petr ; Prudký, Martin (advisor) ; Čech, Pavel (referee) ; Schorch, Stefan (referee)
This work tries to take a new look at the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible. Based on the assumption that the masoretic vocalization has its roots in the oral tradition it asks what is the character of this text, why it was transmi ed orally, and in which context it was wri en down only at such a late date. It asks further what was the function and mutual relationship of the other masoretic elements: the Hebrew vocalization, the accentuation and the Masoretic notes, and whether they all can be traced back to a common denominator. Lastly, this work tries to answer a question whether the masoretic tradition presented a reinterpretation of the consonantal text to some degree. To answer these questions this thesis analyses phenomena connected to the masoretic vocalization, accentuation and masoretic notes. Further, it observes some grammatically unusual masoretic forms. It comes to the conclusion that all of the masoretic elements of the Hebrew biblical text are to be traced back to an institutionalized oral study of Bible, which was the prevalent way of learning before the literacy became common. e present work could not testify any interpretative tendency in the Hebrew vocalization. Keywords Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, textual criticism, Masoretic text, punctuation, vocalization, Hebrew accents,...
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King lists of the ancient Syropalestine
Čech, Pavel ; Zemánek, Petr (advisor) ; Oliverius, Jaroslav (referee) ; Prosecký, Jiří (referee)
King lists of ancient Mesopotamia are a well-defined and described part of the "scientific" literature of the era, known as the Listenwissenschanft. This work aims to put on the same level the king lists of the neighbouring area of Syro-Palestine - the lists discovered in Ebla, Mari, and Ugarit and published over the last twenty-five years. Its value as a historiographic source is questioned and the lists are understood primarily as an expression of the royal ideology. The study is based on the analyses of individual anthroponyms, examining the lists especially on the basis of intuitively selected criteria and studying their function and relation to the narrative fabric. The main difference is between the lists from Mari, which constitute a part of the Babylonian administrative tradition, and the lists from the west of the region. These are a synthesis of the legendary past, the cult of the dead and the political situation of the time, which is most apparent in the parts dedicated to the oldest rulers. The lists are therefore related to each other in space rather than in time.
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Black Death in the Czech countries in the Middle-ages
Gojda, Jan ; Čech, Pavel (advisor)
When they saw the sea horizon Messinští mast Genoese galleys, which came from the business offices in the Crimea, certainly had no idea that they proclaim the most shattering pandemic in the history of the continent, black Pandemic of death. The disease, which affected all corners of Europe, which itself has disappeared After four centuries as mysteriously as she appeared, and todaymany question marks hanging. The more we know about the Black Death, the less traditional truthsremain in the light of new evidence unshaken. Never in the history of Europe has not been witnessed such a drastic event. never was not affected by the pandemic of this magnitude. Within a few years and died half of Europe's population. Significantly changing the structure ofthe population in the rural and in cities. But what struck even more than the mass of the populationand what pomření caused a profound change in collective behavior and mentality ofsociety, was the fact that the epidemic erupted with varying intensity at regularintervals various parts of Europe and the plague and death became part ofeveryday life. For many past efforts have been devoted to the issue of the Black Death. The aim of this research is a compilation of available sources with a focus on new knowledge of the etiology, course medieval pandemic in the Czech...
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Foreigns nationals interned in the Czech Republic
Čech, Pavel ; Polišenský, Miroslav (advisor) ; Gabriela, Gabriela (referee)
Diploma thesis describes foreign nationals imprisoned in the Czech Republic with more detailed focus on the characteristics of the selected groups. Based on the analysis, characterization and expert examination gives a comprehensive view on this issue and to help you navigate not only the interested persons.
The theoretical part focuses on the description of the Prison service of the Czech Republic as an institution, its role, structure and organization system. It also deals with the history and its evolution to the present time. It provides a comprehensive insight into the issue of foreigners in the Czech Republic, legislative regulation and crime. For purposes of this research work have been selected group of foreign nationals imprisoned in the Czech Republic, which are closer to the theoretical part, characterized, distributed and investigated.
Analytical part is focused on analysis of selected data, and layout (for clarity) into several sections, which always include one area of research interest of the issue. This section is arranged graphs providing an overview on the development of individual indicators.
In conclusion there is summary assessment and recommendations to individual areas of research.
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Analysis of Collective Investment for Different Types of Investors
Čech, Pavel ; DUBOVÁ, Marcela (referee) ; Rejnuš, Oldřich (advisor)
The topic of the dissertation is collective investment. It defines notion of collective investment, its legal form in Czech Republic, its advantages and disadvantages. It characterizes subjects of collective investment and their structuring. In the last part it presents products which outline on the base of comparing and determination advantages and disadvantages frame of possibilities of collective investment in the Czech Republic.
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