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The influence of India on Mircea Eliade
Hojná, Estela ; Horáková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Našinec, Jiří (referee)
Keywords Mircea Eliade, the influence of India, Romanian literature Abstract The thesis deals with the influence of indian culture and philosophy on the Romanian writer, religionist and philosopher Mircea Eliade. He studied in Calcutta and after his return from India he graduated his doctoral studies of philosophy with thesis called Yoga. This master thesis is defining Indian aspects in Eliade's books. The first part of the thesis focuses on details from Mircea Eliade's life, his relationship to India and on Indian philosophy which is reflected in his writing. That includes the cyclic concept of time which doesn't explain death as the end of life. We talk about reincarnation. The quality of the next life is conditioned by the deeds of the previous life. Eliade is supporting yoga as a way how to separate the spirit from the material world and from the body. The second part of this thesis has an aim to describe some of the Eliade's books which are influenced by India, and to analyze those Indian aspects (The Secret of Dr. Honigberger, Isabel şi apele diavolului and 50 de conferinže radiofonice (1932 - 1938)).
The social organization of the Santhal tribe
Hojná, Estela ; Bendíková, Soňa (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the social order of the Santhal tribe with the focus on the location of this tribe, clannish framework, hierarchy within the tribe and, especially on the concept of marriage. The aim of the thesis is to define the tribe and to give readers a general perspective on Santhal way of interaction between a man and a woman. It pursues the development of their life together. The first part of the thesis focuses on the description of the tribe and on the general social hierarchy between the members of a Santhal village. It is followed by a wedding ceremony and matrimonial roles of a man and a woman. The thesis also explores taboos of Santhal marriage and the last part describes the eventuality of divorce. Key words Santhals, India, social organization, marriage

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