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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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Frère Roger Schutz and Theology, Theology and Frère Roger Schutz
Benešová, Irena ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Vaňáč, Martin (referee)
This thesis deals with brother Roger Schutz, the founder of the Christian community in Taizé. Through the analysis of selected texts written by Roger, contributions of contemporary theologians and biographical literature the thesis presents his relation to theology and argues to support the hypothesis that brother Roger can be considered as theologian, whose work enriched the theological thinking.
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Reconciliation Prayer in West Bohemia
HAKLOVÁ, Marie
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find the impulses which led to the creation the Taize Community and which could be regarded as an inspiration for the present situation in the area of West Bohemia. The theoretical part focuses on the history of the Taize Community, the way of praying in the spirit of reconciliation and on its ecumenical dimension. This part also deals with social and spiritual connections between the French and the Czech post-war period and their influence on the further development of society. The practical part of the thesis records memoirs of the beginnings of this prayer in Prague, Pilsen and in smaller towns and villages in West Bohemia. The results of the recordings describe the basic differences between possibilities in a town and a village, and between the homely atmosphere in a family and the large prayer meetings. Further, the results approach the question of how the laics can be involved in this prayer and where do they belong in its organization. In the bachelor thesis, unstructured interviews and text content analysis were used for the research work.
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The Chapel of St. Anežka Česká in Čihovice: Architecture and Religious activities
TOMAN, Bohumil
This work is about building-up a modern chapel and about its use. In first two chapters there is outlined history and present of Týn nad Vltavou and Čihovice, a place wehere the Chapel was built. At the same time there is mentioned connection between Čihovice and Roman Catholic parish in Týn nad Vltavou and there are stated reasons which led to decision do build a chapel indeed in Čihovice. In another chapter, more theoretic, is described typology of sacred buildings, architectic rules and interior od sacred buildings. The third thematic part is dedicated to the process of building the St Anežka Česká chapel and to a discussion about wo whom sould it be sacred. Shortly there is also described course of ceremonious sanctification of the chapel. The last part includes recitation of activities which are held in the chapel or are planned to be.
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