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Motivational aspects for the Satiago de Compostela pilgrimage
Neumannová, Adéla ; Psohlavec, Lukáš (advisor) ; Turčová, Ivana (referee)
Title: Motivational aspects for the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage. Objectives: The aim of the thesis was to find out the motivational aspects of pilgrims from the Czech Republic to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Methods: The method of questionnaire survey was used for data collection, which was made in the Google Forms program. The questionnaire was filled out by 287 rspondens from the Czech Republic, 218 of them were women and 69 were men. The data were evaluated by using basic statistical methods and the results were analyzed by graphs and tables in Microsoft Excel. Results: The most frequent main motivational aspect for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is spiritual motivation with 33,5 %, the second most frequent motivational aspect is escape from routine with 20,2 % and the third is cultural-touristic motivation with 12,9 %. Religious motivation has only 7 %. The most frequent secondary motivational aspects are cultural-touristic motivation 17,5 %, escape from routine 17,3 %, gaining new experiences 17,1 % and sports motivation 16,9 %. Furthermore, it was found that the motivation for the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage differs according to gender. The most frequent motivational aspect for both men and women is spiritual motivation, but the second most frequent...
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The Way of St. James: Modern Pilgrims and their Relationship to Nature
Hroudová, Jolana ; Mašek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Skripnik, Ondřej (referee)
This master's thesis deals with the phenomenon of pilgrimage, focusing on the Way of Saint James to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Due to its qualitative nature, the thesis seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of people who embark on the now very popular pilgrimage. Using sensitive data collection methods of qualitative observation, informal interviews and two rounds of semi- structured interviews with pilgrims during and one month after completing the Way of Saint James, it explores how modern pilgrims perceive society and nature, what changes the pilgrimage inspires them to make, and what impact it has on their subsequent return to ordinary life. This thesis does not address the phenomenon of pilgrimage as a spiritual activity. It focuses primarily on the relationship between people and nature, which distinguishes it from other theses with similar focus. Furthermore, the thesis offers a multidisciplinary perspective and combines the approaches of sociology, anthropology and environmental aesthetics. Understanding the way pilgrims on their journey think about the landscapes they pass through, how they perceive time, space, themselves, and how they reflect on the journey in hindsight, can contribute to deepening our understanding of the phenomenon of pilgrimage and wandering in...
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Francouzské poutní místo Taizé: motivy a postoje českých turistů
Solaříková, Kristýna
This diploma thesis focuses on the motives and attitudes of tourists approaching pilgrimage destinations. It is aimed to find out what are the primary motives of the tourists approaching French pilgrimage site Taizé which is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Moreover, it is intended to identify if (and how) the tourists’ attitudes have changed after they visited the pilgrimage site. The theoretical part is devoted to religious tourism with its focus on pilgrimages within the context of Europe. It is captured there how the importance and meaning of pilgrimage has been changing throughout the history. Likewise, the contemporary forms of pilgrimage tourism are recognized there. The attention is paid to motives and attitudes of contemporary pilgrims in contrast to the prototype of the pilgrim from the earlier times. Subsequently, the Taizé pilgrimage site, including its specifics, is introduced, and characterized there. Within the practical part, based on twenty semi-structured interviews which were held during the fieldwork, primary data are qualitatively analyzed in order to identify tourists’ motives and their attitudes. The results of a conducted research show that the main motive why tourist approach Taizé was not linked to religious motives but rather curiosity and desire to discover something new. The initiative to visit Taizé often came from another person (friend, acquaintance, or family member) who invited the interviewee to Taizé. Attending the program in Taizé did not cause a revision of the value system in the majority of cases, rather it strengthened already established values. All visitors agreed that Taizé positively influenced interpersonal relationships and attitudes towards different churches as well as religions because obtained experience led individuals to reconciliation and greater tolerance. These conclusions correspond with the main idea of the founder of the pilgrimage site, Roger Schütz.
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The motive of healing in legends places of pilgrimage
MÁDLOVÁ, Vendula
The bachelor's thesis deals with the motive of healing within stories and legends of pilgrimage places. It sees the common motives and their influence on selected pilgrimage places. First two chapter are a brief introduction to the issue of pilgrimage, and definition specific terms. The third and fourth chapters are devoted to the motive of healing. In the third part, attention is focused on summarizing the common motives and projecting the story of healing into pilgrimage songs and architecture. The text also describes imago gratiosa, votive gifts and water as part of pilgrimage places. The fourth chapter deals with selected pilgrimage places and how the motive of healing contributed to their origin and flourish.
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History of Římov pilgrimage site
ŠRUBAŘ, Štěpán
The thesis describes the history of the foundation of pilgrimage site Římov in southern Bohemia in the 17th century that could be build thanks to a donation of the local farm to the Jesuit College in Krumlov. The most significant proponents were a Capuchin monk Alex and a Jesuit lay brother John Gurre. The area consists of a chapel built in close resemblance to the Italian model of Holy House in Loreto and a Way of Sorrows designed as a copy of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. The work shows the significance of sacred architecture in the life of Christians in the 17th century. The role of fraternities and Marian spirituality in traditional piety of Catholics of that period is also mentioned. Based on the regular annual reports sent by every Jesuit College, unusual events accompanying the first decades of the shrine as well as the economic issues of the Jesuit residence are described.
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Mount of the Mother of God as "sacrum locum"
Brandejsová, Kateřina ; Oulíková, Petra (advisor) ; Vymazalová, Marie (referee)
The bachelor's thesis "Hora Matky Boží" deals with the Marian pilgrimage site near the town of Králíky. In addition to the Holy Hut, which was not built, the Holy Steps and the Jerusalem Temple are symbolically commemorated here. The initiator of the pilgrimage area conceived in this way was Tobiáš Jan Becker, Bishop of Hradec Králové. The work will focus on the history and significance of individual objects in terms of historical, art-historical, but also symbolic. The Mountain of the Mother of God will be treated as a "sacrum locum", reminiscent of the Holy Land from which came objects of this work.
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Koclířov by Svitavy: pilgrimage place of (inter)national importance in a secularized state
Jančík, Jiří ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kučera, Zdeněk (referee)
In the masters dissertation Koclířov by Svitavy, a place of Marian pilgrimage, is presented as a lively seat of the Czech-Moravian Fatima, the national centre of Fatima Apostolate in the Czech Republic, a unique phenomenon within the universal Catholic Church. The centre of pilgrimage was established in 1995, hence it is relatively new. Pilgrims from all over Czechia as well as foreign pilgrims come here to enjoy its unique spiritual atmosphere. The centre offers a wide range of services including a traditional monastic cake shop and Shepherd shop offering devotional articles. Spiritual seminars held here once a month, every first Saturday, are particularly popular among the pilgrims. Serene monastery complex offers many sights and invites to quiescence. A Holy Gate opened by Mons. Jan Vokál, bishop of Hradec Králové diocese, in April 2016 in the frame of the Holy Year of Mercy is yet another unique feature of the place of pilgrim. Thus Koclířov has become one of the important church centres as this privilege is usually given only to cathedrals and minsters of particular dioceses. The Czech-Moravian Fatima in Koclířov will coordinate a wide range of festivities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of apparition the Virgin Mary in Fatima in Portugal in 2017. Number of Czech dioceses and their parishes...
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Motives and forms of travelling
Fraňková, Soňa ; Půtová, Barbora (referee) ; Junek, Marek (referee)
Motives and forms of travelling, Fraňková Soňa The author's work analyzes three basic motives that lead to travel and subsequently introduces in more detail travel's four institutionalized forms and how these forms are realized. The three basic motives discussed by the author include; escape, instruction, and necessity. In addition, the forms are introduced as ways to implement these themes. The first distinctive modes of travel is described as pilgriming and trips for sacredness. The second form is romantic meandering which is the conscious act of leaving one's home in Romantic times. The third form discussed is wandering which through one realizes escape, instruction, and necessity. Finally, the last option is hiking. All these forms are presented in terms of theirhistorical development and specifics that are inherent within. An integral part of the work is also the comparison of these forms with an emphasis on their interaction.
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