|
|
Maya Calendar
Dimelisová, Eleni ; Korecká, Zuzana (advisor) ; Vrhel, František (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with knowledge that we have nowadays about the Maya calendar system in pre-conquest time. Furthermore, themes of Maya astronomy and the 2012 phenomenon are mentioned. This text is focused on the Maya concept of time and the Maya numeral system. Great attention is given to the basic parts of which the Maya calendar consisted - solar and sacral year, which constitute a Calendar Round, and the Long Count. This thesis is also concerned with the Maya concept of astronomy and three celestial bodies, which were very important in the Maya astronomy - the Sun, the Moon and Venus. Last chapter of this thesis concentrates on the source of the 2012 phenomenon and the opinions on this issue. Keywords Maya calendar, Maya astronomy, the 2012 phenomenon.
|
|
|
Astronomical grounds of calendars in different historical periods and cultures
Hrůšová, Lucie ; Šolc, Martin (advisor) ; Wolf, Marek (referee)
The main goal of this work is to describe calendars of various countries, and that both calendars, which are used until these days, and calendars of perished civilizations or calendars, which were abandoned by their users because during ages they had preferred another calendar. This work is for everyone, who would like to be informed, how our calendar was originated, why he contains some things which are illogical from our point of view such as the irregularity of the length of months. It also tries to show the way how the calendars were created, how they were refinement, but also that the calendar we use most, the Gregorian calendar, is not still perfect. First chapter wants to explain to reader, what is the lunar, solar and lunisolar calendar. In second chapter are described calendars of the eldest known Mediterranean civilizations in the context of antique literary creation. Third chapter is dedicated to the world's most widespread Gregorian calendar, the circumstances of his rise by correcting the Julian calendar, about his acceptance in world and about the lunar point in this otherwise solar calendar, namely the calculation of Easter. The fourth chapter is dealing with the newer calendars, which was tried to enter into force by revolutionary minded persons. And the last, the fifth, chapter is...
|
|
|
Media response to the end of Maya calendar as the end of the world in 2012
Skřivánková, Adéla ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis aims to find out what was the media image of the end of the Mayan calendar as the supposed end of the world in 2012. A a number of theories, reflections and predictions were made about what would probably happen on December 21, 2012. The apocalyptic predictions of the end of the world appeared most often. Probably due to deeper ignorance of the theme and attractiveness of catastrophic scenarios, the end of the Mayan calendar has become a widespread phenomenon that resonated across society and has become a frequent subject of media stories. The analysis of media content investigated the extent to which the 2012 phenomenon of the selected media was really devoted, what kind of approach to the topic the media took and whether it encouraged fear or uncertainty in society. The thesis provides a sufficient theoretical basis and historical context that the subsequent analysis can then rely on.
|
|
|
End of the Katun Periods in the Maya Calendar
Dimelisová, Eleni ; Kostičová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Křížová, Markéta (referee)
This diploma thesis is focused on the question how the Maya from Tikal celebrated ends of the katun cycles of their calendar during the Classic period. To answer this question the tesis brings the analysis of all Tikal's katun period-ending steale and altars. The accent is put on katun period-ending rituals. This thesis is also concerned with twin-pyramid complexes which were developed at Tikal to host katun-ending commemoration. Keywords Pre-Columbian America, Mesoamerica, the Maya, the Maya calendar, katuns, rituals, stelae.
|
|
|
Maya Calendar
Dimelisová, Eleni ; Korecká, Zuzana (advisor) ; Vrhel, František (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with knowledge that we have nowadays about the Maya calendar system in pre-conquest time. Furthermore, themes of Maya astronomy and the 2012 phenomenon are mentioned. This text is focused on the Maya concept of time and the Maya numeral system. Great attention is given to the basic parts of which the Maya calendar consisted - solar and sacral year, which constitute a Calendar Round, and the Long Count. This thesis is also concerned with the Maya concept of astronomy and three celestial bodies, which were very important in the Maya astronomy - the Sun, the Moon and Venus. Last chapter of this thesis concentrates on the source of the 2012 phenomenon and the opinions on this issue. Keywords Maya calendar, Maya astronomy, the 2012 phenomenon.
|
guest ::
