Stále větší množství nově nalezených rukopisů z doby Válčicích států (Zhànguó, 453-221 př. n. l.) významným způsobem ovlivňuje naše poznání společenského, politického i intelektuálního života této doby. Tyto bezprecedentní prameny otevírají v kapitole nejstarších čínských dějin množství nových otázek, zároveň ale vrhají nové světlo na některé v minulosti hojně diskutované problémy. Článek představuje nově nalezený rukopis dějepisné povahy Xìnián, který neocenitelným způsobem poupravuje naše chápání některých významných událostí z doby vlády dynastie Zhöu (asi 1046-256 př. n. l.), a předkládá překlad a analýzu prvních čtyř kapitol rukopisu, vztahujících se k významným událostem z doby Západní Zhöu (asi 1046-771 př. n. l.), This article introduces the recently discovered Warring States period Xìnián manuscrpit. Following a brief summary of the most recently discovered manuscripts from the Warring States period, and a short introduction to the collection of bamboo slips acquired by Tsinghua University, the article discusses the nature of this unprecedented text, and provides a Czech translation of its first four chapters, which are mainly concerčned with events from the Western Zhöu period. The significance of the contents of these chapters for the study of early Chinese history is further exemplified in a detailed discussion following the translation, highlighting in particular the records on the migration of the progenitors of the Qín ruling house from east to west, the move of the Wèi capital from Kängqiü to Wèi-on-Qí, the regency of Gòngbó Hé and, most importantly, the process of relocating the Zhöu capital to the east. The identification of Qifäng, prince of Wèi, as the marquis Wén of Wèi is also discussed at some length., Ondřej Škrabal., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Mawlid al-nabi (the Prophet Muhammad's birthday) is commonly celebrated event in the contemporary Muslim world. This non-canonical holiday has undergone an evolution from modest family observations - documented, for the first time, in the context of the 10th century - to large public festivals known from the late medieval period. This paper argues that the turning point in the history of the holiday were celebrations of mawlid al-nabi in Arbil during the reign of Muzaffar al-Din Gökburi at the beginning of the 13th century. The argument is supported by analysis of two legal opinions on the origin of the holiday from the 13th (Abu Shama) and the 15th century (Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti)., Miroslav Melčák., and Obsahuje bibliografii
The current text resumes the topic of fertility rituals in Japan. This part of the entire article deals primarily with two protective village deities, the Dösojin, residing at entrance points to the village and thus overseeing all activity and movement to and from the village itself. The Dösojin thus have the capacity to control and influence everyday life of the villagers in the supernatural field, including new year festivities connected with fertility rituals. The current text not only introduces the shape of the two-day festival but also contributes to a deeper understanding of the issue in question by providing a complex insight into the symbolism and contextual meaning of the performance of the ritual itself., Zuzana Kubovčáková., and Obsahuje bibliografii
To mark the 40th death anniversary of František Dvorník, one of the eminent twentieth-century experts in Slavic and Byzantine history and in relations between the churches of Rome and Constantinople, the Institute of Slavonic Studies of the CAS organized the international symposium entitled Francis Dvorník: Scholar and His Work at villa Lanna in Prague. The conference was also included in the events celebrating the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. On September 10, 2015, the Institute of Slavonic studies of the CAS and the editorial board of Byzantinoslavica organized (also on the occasion of the 40th death anniversary of Francis Dvorník) an international workshop Lives, Roles and Actions of the Byzantine Empresses (4th-15th c.). and Martina Čechová.
The article researches recent violent events in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in north-western People's Republic of China. After briefly positioning the Xinjiang problem within modern Chinese geopolitical statecraft and summarizing the sixty years of Communist Party's administration of the region, the article examines and challenges the Chinese authorities' argument that all violence in prosperous and stable Xinjiang is perpetrated by Uyghur separatists, extremists and terrorists linked to international networks. The article also argues that it is equally hardly possible to view the Xinjiang violence exclusively as Uyghur national liberation struggle, and instead claims that the current situation is a complex phenomenon stemming from the failure of state's policies and strategies vis-à-vis Xinjiang. Due to the region's rising importance for China, the unsolved Xinjiang problem thus poses a pressing dilemma for the new Xi Jinping administration. Primary sources of the research are official Chinese documents, foreign media reports and Uyghur exile sources., Ondřej Klimeš., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its Soviet domination after World War II. It began on January 5, when reformist Alexander Dubček came to power, and continued until August 21, when the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded this country to halt the reforms. The Prague Spring reforms were an attempt by Dubček to grant additional rights to citizens as a part of his partial decentralization of the economy and democratization. and Jitka Vondrová.
The history of Olomouc book printing remains mostly unexplored. Literature often brings distorted information, which must first be verified by studying sources. An example may be the Olomouc printer Vít Jindřich Ettel (+ 1669), about whom some researchers have accumulated a large amount of unverified or misleading information. Nevertheless, numerous archival sources from which it is possible to reconstruct the life and activities of this book printer are available as well. Attention should, however, also be paid to his wife, Anna Alžběta Ettelová, who, after her husband’s death, administered the local printing house alone for three years (until January 1673). Multiple archival sources make it possible to study her activities in further detail and to learn more not only abo, Miroslav Myšák., Obsahuje anglický abstrakt a shrnutí., and Obsahuje bibliografii