UJ_52 Culture of the Eastern Slavs I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Halyna Myronova, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 30. 9. to Sun 14. 12. Tue 9:10–10:45 U4, Mon 15. 9. to Mon 29. 9. Tue 9:10–10:45 M24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following:
making students aware of thinking of the Eastern Slavs;
acquainting students with the opinions of spiritual culture of the Eastern Slavs.
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
explain the major differences between culture of the Eastern and the Western Slavs;
orient oneself in concepts from spiritual culture;
describe present tendency in spiritual culture of Eastern Slavs.
Syllabus
  • 1. Church
  • 2. Excursion to the orthodox church in Brno
  • 3. Slavic mythology
  • 4. Amulets and superstitions
  • 5. Feast days and celebrations
  • 6. Art and culture
  • 7. Wedding
  • 8. Visiting an exhibition
  • 9. Projection of a film
  • 10. Colloquium
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VACULÍK, Jaroslav. ERBEN, Karel Jaromír. Slovanské bájesloví. Edd. Bechyňová, M. – Černý, M. – Kaleta, P. Praha: Etnologický ústav AV ČR a Slovanský ústav AV ČR, 2009. 511 s. 2011. info
  • PROFANTOVÁ, Naďa and Martin PROFANT. Encyklopedie slovanských bohů a mýtů. 2. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2004, 259 s. ISBN 8072772198. info
  • PITRO, Martin and Petr VOKÁČ. Bohové dávných Slovanů. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV, 2002, 206 s. ISBN 8085866919. info
  • BERANOVÁ, Magdalena. Slované. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2000, 341 s. ISBN 8072770225. info
  • VÁŇA, Zdeněk. Svět dávných Slovanů. Praha: Artia, 1983, 239 s. URL info
  • NIEDERLE, Lubor. Rukověť slovanských starožitností. Edited by Jan Eisner. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1953, 513 s. URL info
    not specified
  • Dmytrenko, M.: Ukrajinska folklorystyka. Kyjiv, 2001.
  • Krypjakevyč, I.: Istorija ukrajinskoji kultury. Kyjiv, 2002
  • SLÁDEK, Karel. Mystická teologie východoslovanských křesťanů. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2010, 229 s. ISBN 9788087378236. info
  • NAVRÁTILOVÁ, Alexandra. Narození a smrt v české lidové kultuře. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004, 413 s. ISBN 8070213973. info
Teaching methods
One 2 hour seminar per week.
Assessment methods
Class discussion, homeworks, written test.
In the test there are questions to be answered and one task which is answered as an essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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