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"Světští" (the World People): the identity and the basic cultural features
Skočovská, Markéta ; Elšík, Viktor (advisor) ; Červenka, Jan (referee)
The theme of the thesis is a description of socalled World People, who are considered to be a specific population characterized by an itinerant way of life, connected to certain professions, linguistic and cultural practices, traditions, and values. The first part of the study concerns the origins and use of the term World Person (světský). The second, historically oriented part describes the position of World People in society, as well as the semantic content of the term světský from post-medieval times to today. The third part deals with the history of professions that are somehow related to World People in the Czech lands. The fifth part notes the representation of World People in the media and literature. The primary aspect of the study consists of the results of fieldwork in which the author, using the method of recorded semi-structured interviews, treats the themes of identity and culture among respondents from the ranks of the World People. The final part poses the question of whether it is possible to categorize the World People in some way.
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"Světští" (the World People): the identity and the basic cultural features
Skočovská, Markéta ; Elšík, Viktor (advisor) ; Červenka, Jan (referee)
The theme of the thesis is a description of socalled World People, who are considered to be a specific population characterized by an itinerant way of life, connected to certain professions, linguistic and cultural practices, traditions, and values. The first part of the study concerns the origins and use of the term World Person (světský). The second, historically oriented part describes the position of World People in society, as well as the semantic content of the term světský from post-medieval times to today. The third part deals with the history of professions that are somehow related to World People in the Czech lands. The fifth part notes the representation of World People in the media and literature. The primary aspect of the study consists of the results of fieldwork in which the author, using the method of recorded semi-structured interviews, treats the themes of identity and culture among respondents from the ranks of the World People. The final part poses the question of whether it is possible to categorize the World People in some way.
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Puppeteers, gymnasts, vendors, blade sharpeners. Changes of life strategies of itinerant lineages between the late 18th and early 20th Centuries
TLAMSOVÁ, Hanka
The hereby presented thesis pursues the occupations of puppeteers, gymnasts, vendors, blade sharpeners and changes of life strategies of itinerant lineages between the late 18th and early 20th Centuries. Above all, the research was anchored at various registers - firstly comprising registry offices, censuses, registers of homestead participants or residence applications. These were supplemented by the then public press, remembrances of contemporaries and other sources. The historical and demographical analyses based upon genealogical outputs were the dominant methodological background, the subject of which primarily became the characteristics of itinerant individuals and their place within society. The author also inquired into their ethnic origins and specific ways of earning one´s living. The pivot of this treatise, nonetheless, was to reveal true historical circumstances having once brought into life a number of widespread clan legends. Neither marriage strategies were omitted as they provided proof of certain behavioural patterns of both the itinerant and settled individuals. Last but not the least, attention was paid to the sojourn and life en route within this roving peripheral community, the presupposed uniqueness of which was fully proved in every respect.
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