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The Phenomenon of Zombies in Films by George A. Romero
Čada Wernischová, Nelly ; Čeněk, David (advisor) ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English) This work deals with the phenomenon of zombie in films by George A. Romero. Its objective is to prove that, although the characteristics of the phenomenon underwent significant change within individual films by this director, it still preserved the basic metaphoric function it had already at the time of its origination in Haiti in the 17th century. . The analytical part, in which three selected zombie horrors by George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) are discussed, is based on the methods of neoformalist analysis. Based on the analysis of individual films, I have proved that the zombie phenomenon in Romero's films works, the same as it does in Haiti, as a metaphor of slavery with this metaphor being varied depending on the issues that become the current topic of each of the films whose actual aim is to criticise the contemporary society.
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Dance of Witches: Analysis of selected Aspects of Contemporary Magic
Tesárek, Jan ; Spalová, Barbora (advisor) ; Fiala, Šimon (referee)
This thesis deals with research of magic in contemporary Czech society. Although magic in contemporary society is practiced across different religious currents, this research has shown that it is possible to analytically grasp it through its epistemological dimension. In this sense, magic is a set of specific ways of knowing that produce a particular knowledge of the world. These are the epistemic processes: clairvoyance, ritual visions, oracles and interpretation of physical sensations. These processes have a symbolic nature and they are structured through symbolic meanings, which are based on spiritual ground of adept's practising of magic. Acquired "magical" knowledge is then negotiated as real and rational through different narrative strategies: through science legitimization, legitimization effect and through psychological reductionism. This knowledge also affects the social world and identity in the lives of informants of my research. The magic in them becomes a commission that is accepted or rejected. However it creates a specific network of relationships with human and non-human actors around the informant which forms his identity.
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The Phenomenon of Zombies in Films by George A. Romero
Čada Wernischová, Nelly ; Čeněk, David (advisor) ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English) This work deals with the phenomenon of zombie in films by George A. Romero. Its objective is to prove that, although the characteristics of the phenomenon underwent significant change within individual films by this director, it still preserved the basic metaphoric function it had already at the time of its origination in Haiti in the 17th century. . The analytical part, in which three selected zombie horrors by George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) are discussed, is based on the methods of neoformalist analysis. Based on the analysis of individual films, I have proved that the zombie phenomenon in Romero's films works, the same as it does in Haiti, as a metaphor of slavery with this metaphor being varied depending on the issues that become the current topic of each of the films whose actual aim is to criticise the contemporary society.
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Possession in voodoo - perspective of psychology and science of religion
KRONIKA, Ondřej Alexandr
The work concentrates on going through possesion conected with professing Haitian voodoo. Theoretical part provides an insight to this issue by usig view of religion psychology and transpersonal psychology orientation. There´s a part devoted to types of religous experiences, to problems of changed mind levels, psycho-spiritul crisis, etc. By using view of comparable religious, possession is also presented as a phenomemon which occures across different cultures. Possession is mainly presented in context of Haitian voodoo, which takes a separate. Quantitative research was choosen for practical part of work. In form of half-structured interview, there were mapped religion experiences of persons who have experiences with possission referring to professiong and practicing Haitian voodoo. Experiences of 4 respondents are observed by a psychological view. Research primarily focuses on psychical processes and symptoms connected with experiences with voodoo possession. Wider context as motives for making possission, circumstances when changed mind level can occurs, or influences which can endure from possession state even after the experience subsudes, is also taken into consideration.
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