Kulturní vývoj asijského a afrického kontinentu

Abstract

Tato publikace byla vydána díky finanční podpoře v rámci projektu
 Studentská vědecká konference, č. SVK1-2017-014.

The monograph Kulturní vývoj asijského a afrického kontinentu
 [The Cultural Development of Asia and Africa] presents the results
 of 15 scientific projects which touch various aspects of the cultural
 development of Asia and Africa during a long period reaching from the
 Antiquity until the modern times. The papers published in this book
 are focused on exploring the different aspects of the development of
 cultural traditions in a vast area that includes several territories on
 the Asian continent as well as in the adjacent regions of Northeastern
 Africa. The results of the research published in this volume concern
 primarily the ancient Near East, but we also find there contributions
 pertaining to the development of the concepts of the modern Islam and
 its relations with the contemporary Western culture. To a lesser extent,
 issues related to other regions (Egypt, Central Asia, Southeastern Asia,
 Tibet, Oceania) are also represented.
 The aim of this volume is to demonstrate a wide range and diversity of
 religious feelings that are an integral part of the cultural development
 of both ancient and contemporary civilizations in Asia and Africa. The
 main attention is thus paid to religious traditions that were substantial
 part of the cultures emerging in Asia and Africa during the long
 historical period. However, also questions concerning the material
 basis of spiritual values were object of some research projects.
 Thus, the volume is divided into two parts. The first one, designated
 as „The Material Basis“, contains several contributions which aim