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Bear in Finnish Folk Literature
Kováčová, Ivana ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Švec, Michal (referee)
ENGLISH SUMMARY This bachelor thesis deals with the theme of the bear in Finnish folk poetry and folk traditions. The first part of thesis introduces zoological characteristics of the bear, its occurrence in Finland and the etymology of different bear names in Finnish language. On the background of the overall cultural and historical development of Finnish society thesis presents people's relationship towards the bear in particular time periods. The focus of this thesis is to analyze myths dealing with birth of the bear and poems focusing on theme of the bear feasts. The key literature sources for this analysis are poems collected in Finland and Karelia, available in internet archives of Finnish literature society and collection of finnish folk poetry by Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala. KEY WORDS bear, Finland, folk poetry, songs, mythology, Kalevala, feasts
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Sacrifice as Investment, Investment as Sacrifice
Hrivniaková, Jana ; Sedláček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Janotík, Tomáš (referee)
In this work we will look at a particular example of investment and sacrifice, where investment originates in science and sacrifice in myths, but they both meet. The question is what exactly is what they are describing. Is investment and sacrifice similar or to grasp full understanding of this phenomenon we need both approaches? There can be found characteristics of rites in investment, similar structure and symbolism as well as economic incentives incorporated in the sacrifice. However investment is not perceived as rite and communication with divinity and sacrifice is not pure cost and benefit analysis. This paper tries to answer these questions and clarify the line between the two. It was Walter Benjamin who was first to notice the similarities between religion and economics and we would like to continue with the discussion. This topic is not much discussed further in literature, therefore by this paper we would like to fill the gap and contribute to the topic.
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