DU2654 Art and Ritual

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:35 K23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to explain - through specific case studies - dynamics of realtionship between visual art (/vosualk culture) and ritual. Case studies will focus on various aspects of creation and use of visual objects in ritual context.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theories of ritual and ritual behaviour 2. Issues of origins of art 3. Case studies from ancient worlds through contemporary.
Literature
  • BOWIE, Fiona. Antropologie náboženství. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 335 s. ISBN 9788073673789. info
  • LEWIS-WILLIAMS, J. David. Mysl v jeskyni : vědomí a původ umění. Translated by Alena Faltýsková. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2007, 402 stran. ISBN 9788020015181. info
  • LLEWELLYN, Nigel. The art of death : visual culture in the English death ritual, c. 1500-c. 1800. Repr. London: Reaktion Books, 1997, 160 s. ISBN 0948462167. info
  • BELL, Catherine. Ritual theory, ritual practice. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992, x, 270 s. ISBN 0-19-507613-3. info
  • BELTING, Hans. Bild und Kult : eine Geschichte des Bildes vor dem Zeitalter der Kunst. 2., unveränderte Aufl. München: C.H.Beck, 1991, 700 s. ISBN 3406343678. info
Assessment methods
essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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