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This dissertation is based on the postsecularisation thesis which highlights the increasing role of religion nowadays. In the postmodern society, religion is understood not only as an objective truth, but also as the individual experience of a person. In relation to societal changes, a new paradigm has appeared - the new geographies of religion - which incorporates the individuality of a person into the discussion about religion in space. The study of religion as an individual experience could be significantly enhanced by feminist approaches which enable the inclusion of personal experiences. Therefore, the thesis contributes to the current direction of the geographies of religion connecting these with feminist approaches. The contribution of feminist approaches is assessed from the theoretical and empirical point of view. Feminist approaches develop themes of hierarchy, everydayness, emotionality, and embodiment, and thus contribute to the research on religion in a postsecular context. The empirical goal of the thesis is to consider the creation of sacred place and how religion frames the everyday experience of women. The thesis seeks to enrich Czech cultural geography with religious experience as another element forming space. The methodological framework uses the potential of a combination of...

The influence of religion on the status of women in selected countries The diploma thesis comes from theoretical concepts of feminist geography, geography of religion and from the research of gender inequalities. It tries to analyze the influence of selected religions on the status of women in the society and to compare Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and those without religion in this field. It comes from a thought, that gender equality is an important element for social and economical development of the state and for democracy. The key research topic for this thesis is how extensive influence the religion has on the status of woman in the society. Based on quantitative analysis of data from 41 chosen states of the world, the thesis endeavours to judge the impact of religion on the status of women in terms of social, political and economical level. One of the premises of the thesis is a presumption, that the status of women is the best in society where the majority of population is without religion, then in Christian society, Buddhist and Hinduism society and the worst in Muslim society. Based on results of statistical analysis it may be stated, that involvement of women in the public sphere has a positive impact on the socio-economical development of the state. Religion amplifies gender...

Bachelor thesis "Affair of Oradour-sur-Glane" describes the conflict between two French regions since the process in 1953, in Bordeaux. During the Word War II the village Oradour- sur-Glane in Limousin region was destroyed by the military force SS. In massacre also participated Alsatians soldiers forcibly conscripted to the German army, called "malgré- nous". During the judicial process against the soldiers participating in the massacre of Oradour was started the conflict between Alsace and Limousin, called "Oradour Affair". Alsace took role of the defender of "malgré-nous" against Limousine, which represented the survivors. Each side of the conflict fought for its own justice with manifestations and pressure on political leaders. In each side of the conflict stood one leading associations mobilizating against judicial process (on one side) and against general amnesty (on the other side) given by French government to "malgré-nous". Confrontation of both sides of conflict continued until the year 2004, the time of the 60th anniversary of massacre in Oradour. One of the goals of the jubilee ceremony was reconciliation with the both sides of the conflict, represented by two regions of Alsace and Limousine. In those days both political leaders and journalists speaks mostly about this reconciliation....

This thesis deals with the analysis of the past and the current state of three selected monuments in the territory of Hartmanice and Prášily, namely the synagogue in Hartmanice, the church in Dobrá Voda and the church in Prášily. These completely or significantly destroyed buildings were repaired in an attempt to restore their original form with the help of various sponsors and volunteers. The thesis discusses their original ecclesial use with today's form and function of buildings. Further emphasis is placed on the interpretation of ecclesiastical monuments and their role in the mediation of identity. The theoretical part deals with the issues of sacral landscape, heritage, landscape memory and key factors creating identity in the region. In addition, in the empirical part, the religious monuments and the results found through interviews and field research are presented. Research has shown that although the monuments are different, they have proven to be an important element in the landscape that is important for identifying the region. Renewed sacral buildings are an important symbol of believers, but they are also used for secular purposes and have their own tourist significance. Keywords: heritage; restoration; religious landscape; Bohemian Forest; Czechia

The content of this thesis is research and comparison of religious landscapes of two villiges in Šumpersko region Velké Losiny, which was before 1945 inhabited mainly by Germans, and Bludov, which was inhabited by Czechs. The aim is to observe the differences in religious landscapes and influence of the nationality composition of the villiges before 1945 on it. The theoretical basis of the thesis is within religious geography and historical geography. It mentions topics as religious landscape, sacralisation, changes of the religious landscape during history and the influence of the expulsion of Germans from Czech borderland on this changes. The second part of the work is focused on the development of religiosity and the religious landscape in model areas. It describes number and type of sacral objects and whether the object was build before or after 1945 and if it was reconstructed after 1945. Key words: religious landscape, expulsion of Germans, Šumpersko region, geography of religion

This bachelor thesis deals with research of perception of safety and crime from the perspective of young women in the Pragues district Záběhlice. The main objectives of the thesis are to evaluate the extent of a fear of particular violent crimes perceived by young woman, the identification of places considered to be the most dangerous and to find out what are the factors shaping the perception. In order to answer research question, two types of methods were employed; a questionnaire survey among young women and semi-structured interviews with members of the Municipal Police. The results showed that most respondents considered Záběhlice as safe district. From the selected violent crimes, respondents felt the greatest fear of rape. In Záběhlice were identified as dangerous places for example subways, parks or the neighbourhood of the various buildings. The main reasons for the negative perception of these places were the presence of groups of people perceived as possibly dangerous, poor physical environment or previous bad experience with these places. Key words: perception of danger, fear of crime, violent crimes, young women, Prague, Záběhlice

Women's rights in the Islamic world are a questionable topic. Significant differences between individual countries and regions are often not taken into account and many reasons and factors that generate such conditions for women are being neglected. This presented bachelor thesis aims at presenting the status of women in the Middle East on the basis of statistical data in comparison with men. The second part intends to confront these results with the feelings and opinions of employs of Czech non-governmental organisations who visited the Middle East. The thesis presents economic rights, civil rights, political rights, education and health of women in 21 selected countries of the region, together with the interpretation of possible causes and factors limiting women's rights. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)