This article deals with Ibn Rushd (Averroes, 1126-1198), one of the greatest Islamic philosophers, and the concept of belief in his philosophy. The issue of faith – or more precisely the ways people turn to believe or have faith – constituted an important part of Ibn Rushd´s thought. This issue was also debated by other Islamic philosophers and theologians. Two terms are characteristic of these debates: tasdiq and tasawwur. Therefore, the article also presents a short overview of their use in Islamic logic, theology, and philosophy. and Ondřej Beránek.
The paper discusses the recent developments in Tibet on the year 2011, which marked teh 60th anniversary of its incorporation into the People´s Republic of China. It focuses on the new wave of anti-Chinese protests in Eastern Tibet, where a series of self-immolations highlighted the lasting tensions between the Tibetans and the Chinese state. The author mentions also the transformation of the exiled Central Tibetan Administration which resulted in the election of Lobsang Sangay to prime minister in April 2011 and the public announcement of the 14th Dalai Lama to retire from his political post. The author argues that the new generations of Chinese leaders (personified by the current Vice-President Xi Jinping) will be unwilling to modify the hard-line policy in Tibetan areas and the post-14th Dalai Lama scenario may lead to further escalation of the conflict between significant parts of the Tibetan population and Chinese authorities., Martin Slobodník., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Author gives the history of the Danish main outpost on Coromandel Coast of India from its inception to the sale to English EIC. Against the background of its territorial development, its relationship with the Indian authorities, the role in business networks and the position in the Danish colonies net he depicts an overview of architectural and cultural development of the city and its role as a center of missionary activity., Michal Wanner., and Obsahuje seznam literatury a poznámky
Turkem jewellery is due to its high artistic quality considered the most valuable jewellery of the Central Asia. It is characterized by its robust, yet elegant form, combination of typical materials and distinctive processing techniques. The article deals with the Turkmen jewellery in the past (late 19th century – early 20th century) and the present. Attention is paid to the used material, technological proces, design and implementation of jewellery in everyday life. Jewellery workshop of the contemporary jeweller Murat Sakhatov from Ashgabat is also presented., Tereza Hejzlarová., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The article dicusses the Uzbek fabrics made in ikat technique (abrbandí), the production of which occupies an important place in the Uzbek applied arts. The theme is treated in terms of technological progress, used material, design and composition. Significant local production centers of ikat fabrics in the past and present are also presented. Greated attention is paid to the current main center of production - the city of Margilan in Fergana Valley., Tereza Hejzlarová., and Obsahuje poznámky a seznam literatury
In her article, Barbara M. Stafford argues for the conception of literacy that would encompass visual skills besides the traditional emphasis on verbal competence. Image itself is important, not merely the information it may convey. Moreover, a more extensive notion of education is necessitated by the process of radical perceptual and conceptual changes that have been occurring since the Enlightenment and are all-pervasive in Postmodernism. The new-found power and ubiquity of images needs to be recognized in order to surpass the limitative, yet enduring Platonic distrust in visual culture. Medical,environmental, physical, legal, and other practices have nonetheless profoundly benefited from the technologies of visualization.Examples from the 18th century visual endeavors such as preserving fragmented cultures, exhibition of diversity, and the externalization of somatic experience show, how images challenge the restrictions of human comprehension. With the advent of visual and electronically generated culture, the time is ripe to edify images from their low status.Visual cognition as the crucial element of knowledge should be reflected in a hybrid art-science, public policy, as well as pedagogy., Barbara Maria Staffordová., and Obsahuje bibliografii
This article deals with the work of a prominent personality from Egypt's cultural and literary community, Tawfiq al-Hakim, who was instrumental in establishing Egyptian drama. he was one of the fist defenders of folk literature and the Thousand and One Nights in Egyptian history, thus playing a crucial role in the incorporation of popular literature into modern pieces of writing. The essay covers al-Hakim's relationship with folk literature from his early childhood to his literary period as an author. Great emphasis in placed on an analysis and literary critique of his most famous play, the Shahrazad, which was inspired by a collection of folk storie. A collaborative novel that he wrote in conjunction with another influential Egyptian writer, Taha Husayn, is also mentioned., Katarína Kobzošová., and Obsahuje bibliografii