Buddhism and its reflection in Czech lands until the year 1989
Holba, Jiří
2023 - Czech
This article outlines some of the most interesting moments of reflection on Buddhism in the Czech lands from its very beginnings until the “Velvet Revolution” in 1989. It deals with the first Czech Buddhists (L. Procházka, M. Novosad alias Bhikkhu Nánasatta), criticism of Buddhism from the pen of philosopher E. Rádl, Czech mystics (Drtikol, Minařík) and their relation to Buddhism and academic study of Buddhism (M. Winternitz, V. Lesný, I. Fišer, E. Bondy, K. Werner etc.). Tento článek nastiňuje některé nejzajímavější momenty reflexe buddhismu v českých zemích od jeho úplných počátků až do „sametové revoluce“ v roce 1989. Zabývá se prvními českými buddhisty (L. Procházka, M. Novosad alias bhikkhu Ňánasatta), kritikou buddhismu z pera filosofa E. Rádla, českými mystiky (Drtikol, Minařík) a jejich vztahem k buddhismu a akademickým studiem buddhismu (M. Winternitz, V. Lesný, I. Fišer, E. Bondy, K. Werner atd.).
Keywords:
Buddhism; Buddhism in Czechoslovakia
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Buddhism and its reflection in Czech lands until the year 1989
This article outlines some of the most interesting moments of reflection on Buddhism in the Czech lands from its very beginnings until the “Velvet Revolution” in 1989. It deals with the first Czech ...
Marco Polo and his knowledge of Asian languages
Liščák, Vladimír
2021 - Czech
Marco Polo (1254–1324) claimed (or rather his editors) that he could speak (and read) in other languages in addition to his own, at least five. We do not know whether Marco – whose skills in his native language (Venetian) seem to have never been strong and were certainly influenced by the fact that he had been away from home for more than half his life – was waiting for an opportunity to describe his experiences, or whether Rustichello, who wrote them down, took the opportunity to practice his craft as a writer. Marco often mentions that people in some regions speak their own language. Although he spoke little or no Chinese, he spoke a number of languages used in East Asia at the time – most likely Turkish (in the Kuman dialect: (lingua) tartara, tartaresce, tartaresche), which was also spoken among Mongols, Arabized Persians, Uighurs, and perhaps Mongolian. Marco Polo (1254–1324) prohlašoval (či spíše jeho editoři), že umí mluvit (a číst) kromě svého vlastního i v jiných jazycích, nejméně pěti. Nevíme, zda Marco – jehož dovednosti v jeho rodném jazyce (benátštině), jak se zdá, nebyly nikdy silné a byly zcela jistě ovlivněny i tím, že více než půl života byl daleko od domova – čekal na příležitost, aby své zážitky popsal, nebo zda Rustichello, který je zapsal, využil příležitosti procvičit si své řemeslo spisovatele. Marco často zmiňuje, že lidé v některých regionech mluví vlastním jazykem.\nAčkoli uměl jen málo čínsky nebo spíše čínsky vůbec neuměl, mluvil řadou jazyků, které se tehdy ve východní Asii používaly – s největší pravděpodobností turkičtinou (v kumánském dialektu: (lingua) tartara, tartaresce, tartaresche), kterou se mluvilo i mezi Mongoly, arabizovanými Peršany, Ujgury, a možná uměl i mongolsky.
Keywords:
Asia; Mediaeval travellers; Marco Polo
Available on request at various institutes of the ASCR
Marco Polo and his knowledge of Asian languages
Marco Polo (1254–1324) claimed (or rather his editors) that he could speak (and read) in other languages in addition to his own, at least five. We do not know whether Marco – whose skills in his ...
Libro del conosçimiento and contemporary sources of the 14th century
Liščák, Vladimír
2020 - Czech
The Libro del Conosçimiento de todos los rregnos or Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms, also known as the Book of All Kingdoms, is an anonymous 14th-century Castilian geographical and armorial manual (dated to ca. 1385). It is written in the form of imaginary autobiographical travelogue of a Castilian mendicant friar, as he travels through the entire world, known and fanciful, from the westernmost Atlantic islands, through Europe, Asia, Africa and the Arctic, identifying all the lands, kings, lords and their armorial devices as he passes them. The only explicit information is that the anonymous author claims to have been born in Castile in 1305. Libro del conosçimiento de todos los reynos čili Kniha znalostí o všech královstvích, známá též jako Kniha všech království, je anonymní kastilská geografická a heraldicko-vexilologická příručka ze 14. století (datovaná přibližně do roku 1385, tedy zhruba deset let poté, co byl vydán Katalánský atlas, obvykle datovaný do roku 1375). Je psána ve formě imaginárního autobiografického cestopisu neznámého kastilského autora (snad františkána), který údajně cestoval po celém světě – známém i fantaskním – od nejzápadnějších ostrovů Atlantiku přes Evropu, Asii, Afriku a Arktidu, přičemž popisoval všechny země, krále, panovníky a jejich erbovní znamení, tak jak těmito zeměmi údajně projížděl. Jedinou explicitní informací je tvrzení tohoto autora, že se narodil v Kastilii v roce 1305 (nebo 1304 podle jiného přepočtu). Kromě informací o vládcích jednotlivých zemí přináší popisy a vyobrazení znaků (erbů) a od nich odvozených „vlajek“
Keywords:
Vexillology; History of Flags; Flags in Asia; Books of Flags
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Libro del conosçimiento and contemporary sources of the 14th century
The Libro del Conosçimiento de todos los rregnos or Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms, also known as the Book of All Kingdoms, is an anonymous 14th-century Castilian geographical and armorial manual ...
A Stranger of the House - the Crossroads III
Mlynářová, J.; Kilani, M.; Alivernini, Sergio
2019 - English
The Crossroads III – A Stranger in the House. Foreigners in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Societies of the Bronze Age conference has been held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague) between September 10 and 13, 2018. The main objective of the conference was to enhance our understanding of “foreignness” in ancient societies between the end of the Chalcolithic period and the end of the Late Bronze Age. This book collects some of the twenty most significant contributions presented at the conference. Some authors decided to approach the discussion from a theoretical perspective, or to present and discuss theoretical frameworks that could be used to explore at least some elements underlying the concept of “foreignness”. Others investigated sociocultural dimension involved in the presence of foreigners, or in their interactions with local communities. Cases from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant, covering the whole of the Bronze Age have been discussed. The wide range of perspectives, and their combination within the frame of the conference often stimulated that multidisciplinary dialogue that was the primary aim of this third edition of Crossroads
Keywords:
emigration and immigration; immigrants; aliens; social structure; social mobility; bronze age; ancient Egypt; Middle East
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
A Stranger of the House - the Crossroads III
The Crossroads III – A Stranger in the House. Foreigners in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Societies of the Bronze Age conference has been held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Prague) ...
Teaching Mandarin pronunciation: the cliticoids and basic types of phonetic chunks
Třísková, Hana
2015 - English
The paper is concerned with an important group of Chinese words, belonging to the high frequency items of the lexicon: monosyllabic function words such as prepositions, personal pronouns etc. They carry lexical tone, thus have a potential to be stressed. Yet, due to their deficiency in lexical meaning and frequent usage, they regularly behave as unstressed (and phonetically reduced) in connected speech. They receive stress (i.e. full pronunciation) only occasionally, particularly if emphasised. A new term is coined for these words: “the cliticoids”. The author provides their list and reviews the pitfalls of their pronunciation, observing that the Chinese cliticoids display similar features as so called “words with weak forms” found in English. Finally, short (2–3 syllabic) chunks of speech which contain the cliticoids are introduced. They are particularly designed for exercising the unstressed, reduced pronunciation of the cliticoids in L2 teaching. They are termed “phonetic chunks”.
Keywords:
Mandarin Chinese; pronunciation; phonetics; clitics; function words; language teaching
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Teaching Mandarin pronunciation: the cliticoids and basic types of phonetic chunks
The paper is concerned with an important group of Chinese words, belonging to the high frequency items of the lexicon: monosyllabic function words such as prepositions, personal pronouns etc. They ...
Arab Uprisings: Trasformation of Islamism, Economic Dimension, Geometry and Evaluation of EU Politics and Czech Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Beránek, Ondřej; Čejka, M.; Čuřík, Jan; Dittrych, O.
2014 - Czech
This report summarizes the main events connected with the Arab uprisings. It specifically provides an analysis of selected subjects and trends which are deemed crucial for the development of the MENA region in 2013-2020. Tato zpráva předkládá stručný přehled hlavních událostí spjatých s arabskými povstáními a především analýzu vybraných témat a trendů klíčových pro vývoj oblasti MENA v období 2013-2020.
Keywords:
Foreign Policy; Middle East
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Arab Uprisings: Trasformation of Islamism, Economic Dimension, Geometry and Evaluation of EU Politics and Czech Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
This report summarizes the main events connected with the Arab uprisings. It specifically provides an analysis of selected subjects and trends which are deemed crucial for the development of the ...
Comprehensive Strategy of the Czech Republic towards the MENA
Beránek, Ondřej; Čejka, M.; Čuřík, Jan; Dittrych, O.
2014 - Czech
This report deals with the Middle-Eastern dimension of the Czech foreign policy. Besides several practical recommendations, the report focuses on several specific aspects: European dimension of the Czech foreing policy, possibilities within economic diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the challenges posed by Islamism. Tato zpráva se zabývá blízkovýchodním rozměrem zahraniční politiky ČR. Vedle některých konkrétních doporučení se zaměřuje zejména na evropský rozměr české zahraniční politiky, možnosti ekonomické diplomacie, arabsko-izraelský konflikt a problematiku islamismu.
Keywords:
Foreign Policy; Middle East
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Comprehensive Strategy of the Czech Republic towards the MENA
This report deals with the Middle-Eastern dimension of the Czech foreign policy. Besides several practical recommendations, the report focuses on several specific aspects: European dimension of the ...
Taiwan - symbols of administrative units (changes from 2010)
Liščák, Vladimír
2012 - Czech
This paper deals with the symbolism of the flags of Taiwan and their changes in the new administrative division after 2010. Emphasizes rich symbolism, which often uses the possibilities offered by the Chinese characters. Příspěvek se zabývá symbolikou vlajek na Taiwanu a jejich změnami v novém administrativním členění po roce 2010. Zdůrazňuje bohatou symboliku, která často využívá možností, jež nabízí čínské písmo.
Keywords:
Taiwan; history; flags
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Taiwan - symbols of administrative units (changes from 2010)
This paper deals with the symbolism of the flags of Taiwan and their changes in the new administrative division after 2010. Emphasizes rich symbolism, which often uses the possibilities offered by the ...
Evidence of Chinese Flags in the Light of Ancient Texts
Liščák, Vladimír
2010 - Czech
The evidence of the fact that in China some kinds of flags or banners have been in use since the earliest history of the state can be documented from the earliest inscriptions on the oracle bones and bronzes (between 14th and 5th centuries BC). But the earliest use of banners in China refers to the mythological times, as recorded in the classical books. According these texts already the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di), a mythical ancestor of the Chinese nation, has used some kind of a banner. It was ornamented with four kinds of diurnal birds of prey or raptors: a mythical bird he (a kind of falcon), an eagle, a kite (hawk or glede) and a falcon. Also standards of some mythical tribes are mentioned in Chinese classics. Nejstarší prapory se na území Číny používaly pravděpodobně již v období prvních (mytických) vládců a polomytické dynastie Xia. Nejranější informace o podobě praporů, jejich funkci a vlajkové etiketě na území Číny můžeme čerpat z vyobrazení a nápisů období Shang/Yin až Válčících států (asi 14.–5. století př. n. l.). Piktogramy a vyobrazení zejména na bronzových nádobách (jinwen), ale již i na věštebných kostech a želvích krunýřích (jiaguwen), přímo dokládají používání praporů v nejranějších období čínských dějin. Piktogramy zachycují nejen obecný termín „vlajka/prapor“, ale i různé typy, tak jak je známe i z vyobrazení.
Keywords:
China; ancient times; history of flags
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Evidence of Chinese Flags in the Light of Ancient Texts
The evidence of the fact that in China some kinds of flags or banners have been in use since the earliest history of the state can be documented from the earliest inscriptions on the oracle bones and ...
About Anglish in Indian education system
Marková, Dagmar
2009 - Czech
Education in English creates a new, very thin stratum of elite. English language creates a sort of a firm but very thin cover, under which Indian languages and culture live. Vzdělání v angličtině vytváří novou velmi úzkou vrstvu elity.Angličtina tvoří určitý pevný, ale tenký příkrov, pod kterým se žijí domácí jazyky a tradice
Keywords:
education; non-European countries
Available at various institutes of the ASCR
About Anglish in Indian education system
Education in English creates a new, very thin stratum of elite. English language creates a sort of a firm but very thin cover, under which Indian languages and culture live.
NRGL provides central access to information on grey literature produced in the Czech Republic in the fields of science, research and education. You can find more information about grey literature and NRGL at service web
Send your suggestions and comments to nusl@techlib.cz
Provider
Other bases