The Influence of Superstition on Politics, Culture and Daily Life in Scotland During the Reign of King James I. – Bc. Vendula Heczková
Bc. Vendula Heczková
Bachelor's thesis
The Influence of Superstition on Politics, Culture and Daily Life in Scotland During the Reign of King James I.
The Influence of Superstition on Politics, Culture and Daily Life in Scotland During the Reign of King James I.
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá vlivem pověr na život během vlády Jakuba VI. ve Skotsku. Vysvětluje, jak pověry přetrvaly až do doby striktní protestantské země a do jaké míry ovlivnily každodenní život běžného lidu, literaturu a politiku tohoto období. Jako příklady jsou použity specifické pověry z knihy Highland Superstitions od Alexandera MacGregora. Každá kapitola je věnována jinému úkazu, zabývají …moreAbstract:
This bachelor thesis deals with the influence of superstitions on life during the reign of James VI in Scotland. It explains how superstitions came to be in a strictly Protestant country and how much they influenced the daily lives of common people, literature and politics of the period. As examples the specific superstitions from Alexander MacGregor’s Highland Superstitions are used. Each chapter …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 6. 5. 2014
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/e7aun/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 13. 6. 2014
- Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
- Reader: Mgr. Vital Voranau
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HECZKOVÁ, Vendula. \textit{The Influence of Superstition on Politics, Culture and Daily Life in Scotland During the Reign of King James I.}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2014. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/l9k3mh/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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