The article deals with one of the traditional Sufi rituals, hadra, in the context of the religious practice of the successful contemporary tariqa, or Islamic mystical order, Naqshbandiyya Haqqaniyya. The article is based primarily on my own observations and experiences from field work realized in various Haqqani communities between 2008 and 2009. Apart from the actual ritual of hadra, attention i salso paid to another, rather exceptional ritual connected with a relic of the Prophet Muhammad., Daniel Křížek., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Japanese personal names reflect the period in which thex were given, revealing the social attitudes and values of that time. In contemporary Japan names bear witness to the growing emphasis on individualism and uniqueness. This paper describes the rather difficult process of choosing the perfect name for one´s child, and analyzes the newly evident characteristic features of current personal names., Ivona Barešová., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
The marriage and divorce law of the State of Israel was influenced by Jewish religious law. The matter of agunot, „chained“ women, is an example of the usage of Jewish religious law in the legal system of the modern country. Aguna is a woman who is not able to remarry beacuse she has not been given a divorce list. The motive behind withholding a get is in most cases economic or other benefit. The matter of agunot is very old and Jewish scholars have tried to find a solution for many centuries. There are proposed solutions how to help women tobe released from marriage and to begin a new life. Some of them are very old and they are developer in many responses, others are new. All of them have the same aim to free women from a nonfunctional marriage by means which are contrary to Jewish religious law of marriage and divorce., Dominika Sedláková., and Obsahuje seznam literatury