Lidská monstra ve středověkých pramenech. Proměny evropského vztahu k "jinému"
ROZEHNALOVÁ, Jana. Lidská monstra ve středověkých pramenech. Proměny evropského vztahu k "jinému" (Human monsters in Medieval Sources: Changes of European Attitude towards "the Others"). In Náboženství a tělo. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, p. 95-108. ISBN 80-210-4115-3. |
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Original name | Lidská monstra ve středověkých pramenech. Proměny evropského vztahu k "jinému" |
Name (in English) | Human monsters in Medieval Sources: Changes of European Attitude towards "the Others" |
Authors | ROZEHNALOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor). |
Edition | Brno, Náboženství a tělo, p. 95-108, 14 pp. 2006. |
Publisher | Masarykova univerzita |
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Original language | Czech |
Type of outcome | Proceedings paper |
Field of Study | 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion |
Country of publisher | Czech Republic |
Confidentiality degree | is not subject to a state or trade secret |
RIV identification code | RIV/00216224:14210/06:00017394 |
Organization unit | Faculty of Arts |
ISBN | 80-210-4115-3 |
Keywords in English | Human Monsters; Travel Accounts; East; Missionaries; "the Other" |
Tags | "the Other", east, Human Monsters, Missionaries, Travel Accounts |
Changed by | Changed by: Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D., učo 22632. Changed: 15/6/2007 10:51. |
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Studie je věnována motivu lidských monster v kontextu zpráv středověkých cestovatelů do Asie. Hlavním záměrem je ukázat, jakým způsobem autoři jako byl Marco Polo, Vilém Rubruk, Odorik z Pordenone, Jan Marignola a další zpracovávali evropskou tradici, která kladla na Východ řadu různých podivných bytostí. Příklad monster ukazuje na poměrně otevřený vztah středověkých cestovatelů k "jiným". |
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The article deals with a problem of human monsters as representations of „the Other“, and examines medieval attitude towards them. During the Middle Ages various human monsters such as skiapods, headless or dog-heads became popular topics of literal tradition. It has been argued in scientific literature that their monstrous appearance and localization to the margins shows medieval rejection of any kind of “Other”. However, according to medieval authorities (Augustinus, Isidore), even human monsters were part of God’s creation and as such deserved salvation. Medieval concept of the world as an allegory of God’s plan did not allow condemn them as different, ugly evil. I suggest, that the attitude towards “the Other”, including monsters, should be viewed in a close relation to a change of the interpretation of the world. If the concept of the world as an expression of God’s will was abandoned, all its various parts lost their unearthly meaning and became a part of human possession. |
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