Kejawen as the Traditional Mystical Belief on the Contemporary Java Island DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2018.100102 Author: Pavla Fajfrlíková Affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Management, CULS Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic Email: fajfrlikova@pef.czu.cz Language: Czech Issue: 1/2018 Pages: 18–34 (17 pages) Keywords: Indonesia, Java, Javanese, Kejawen, religion, Sufism Abstract The article considers the mystical stream…
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2018.100102 Author: Pavla Fajfrlíková Affiliation: Provozně ekonomická fakulta, Česká zemědělská univerzita, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol Email: fajfrlikova@pef.czu.cz Language: Czech Issue: 1/2018 Pages: 18-34 (17 pages) Keywords: Indonesia, Java, Javanese, Kejawen, religion, Sufism Abstract The article considers the mystical stream known as Kejawen and its current form and impact on the culture and traditions…
The Migration Experience of Viennese Czechs DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2018.100103 Author: Šárka Hanušová Affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Management, CULS Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic Email: s-arka@seznam.cz Language: Czech Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 35–67 (33 pages) Keywords: Migration, Identity, Czechs, Vienna, Qualitative research Abstract The article addresses the migration experience of Viennese Czechs as one…
Motives and Migration Strategies of the Muslim Population in the Czech Republic DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2018.100104 Author: Barbora Hejduková Affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Management, CULS Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic Email: b.hejdukova@seznam.cz Language: Czech Issue: 1/2018 Pages: 68–81 (14 pages) Keywords: migration, motivation, strategy, Muslims, Islam, Czech Republic, qualitative research, biographical research Abstract…
The Breton language and national consciousness in Brittany DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.090201 Author: Lucie Javůrková Affiliation: Provozně ekonomická fakulta ČZU v Praze, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol Email: l.javurkova@gmail.com Language: Czech Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 3–26 (24 pages) Keywords: Brittany, national consciousness, Breton language, Bretons, national minority, language revival Abstract This paper focuses on Breton identity, its historical…
German-speaking groups in Italy DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.090202 Author: Ondřej Křížek Affiliation: Provozně ekonomická fakulta, Česká zemědělská univerzita, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol Email: KrizekOndrej@seznam.cz Language: Czech + English version Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 27-55 (29 pages) Keywords: Germans, Italy, identity, autonomy, ethnicity, Walser, Cimbri, Mòcheni Abstract Ethnic diversity in northern Italy offers a unique view of a…
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.090202 Author: Ondřej Křížek Affiliation: Provozně ekonomická fakulta, Česká zemědělská univerzita, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol Email: KrizekOndrej@seznam.cz Language: Czech + English version Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 27-55 (29 pages) Keywords: Germans, Italy, identity, autonomy, ethnicity, Walser, Cimbri, Mòcheni Abstract Ethnic diversity in northern Italy offers a unique view of a multi-ethnic society. The Italian…
Culture of Eating in the Hare Krishna Movement DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.090203 Author: Marcela Konečná Affiliation: Nakladatelství Forum, Praha, Střelničná 1861/8a, 182 00 Praha 8 Email: maca.konecna@gmail.com Language: Czech Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 56-70 (15 pages) Keywords: Hare Krishna movement, eating, Vedic culture, meaning, purity, field research Abstract This paper explores the function and meaning of eating for…
Limits of Photography: Female Art DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.090204 Author: Veronika Němcová Affiliation: Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, José Martího 31, 162 52 Prague 6, Czech Republic Email: Veru-Nemcova@seznam.cz Language: Czech Issue: 2/2017 Pages: 71–92 (22 pages) Keywords: philosophy, semiotics, art, photography, nude, discursive analysis, censure Abstract The controversy over nudity has been an enduring problem. In…
Slavery in the Gulf Region DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/ks.2017.080101 Author: Helena Hanzlíčková Affiliation: Ústav etnologie, Filosofická fakulta, Univerzita Karlova, Celetná 20, 110 00 Praha Email: hhanzlickova@gmail.com Language: Czech Issue: 1/2017 Pages: 3-30 (28 pages) Keywords: Slavery, Arab slave trade, Persian Gulf, Islam, manumission of slaves, pearl diving Abstract Despite the long history of slavery in Arab and…