Introduction to Christian Symbolism - YBF303

• Title: Introduction to Christian Symbolism
• Guaranteed by: Programme Liberal Arts and Humanities (24-SHVAJ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2020 to 2020
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, MC [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / 40 (40)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Mgr. Josef Kružík, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Josef Kružík, Ph.D.

Annotation

English

Last update: Mgr. Lenka Halbichová (02.01.2017)

The seminar introduces students to the problem of Christian symbols and symbolism; the general problem of symbol and religious symbolism will be dealt with during the analysis of phenomenology of some Christian symbols (as for example cross, nimbus, aureola; symbols of Trinity, Holy Ghost, Virgin Mary; common attributes given to angels, apostles and saints).

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Josef Kružík, Ph.D. (11.01.2018)

Obligatory:

• Cirlot, Juan Eduardo. A dictionary of symbols . Mineola (NY): Dover Publications, 2002, 419 s. ISBN 0-486-42523-1.
• Hall, J. Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art . New York: Harper & Row, 1974, 349 s. ISBN 9780064301008.
• Eliade, Mircea. Images and symbols : studies in religious symbolism . New York: Sheed and Ward, 1969, 189 s. ISBN .
• Eliade, Mircea; Kitagawa,J. M.. Methodological Remarks on the Study of Religious Symbolism . Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1970, s. ISBN 0-226-20394-8.
• Daniélou, Jean. Les symboles chrétiens primitifs . Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1961, 156 s. ISBN .

Recommended:

• Cabrol, Fernand. Dictionnaire d'Archéologie chrétienne et de Liturgie . Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1903, s. ISBN .
• Jenner, Katharine Lee. Christian Symbolism . Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Company, 1910, 192 s. ISBN .
• Webber, Frederick Roth. Church symbolism; an explanation of the more important symbols of the Old and New Testament, the primitive, the mediaeval and the modern church . Cleveland: J. H. Jansen, 1927, 395 s. ISBN .
• Rulíšek, Hynek. Postavy, atributy, symboly : slovník křesťanské ikonografie . Hluboká nad Vltavou: Alšova jihočeská galerie, 2005, 490 s. ISBN 80-85857-48-0.
• Royt, Jan. Slovník biblické ikonografie . Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 342 s. ISBN 80-246-0963-0.

Teaching methods

Last update: Mgr. Josef Kružík, Ph.D. (26.01.2021)

The seminar will be streamed on youtube, channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSL9kuxTersGLb1Vn1PbKZw