Jíst a být. Lekce z gastrosofie

Radim Brázda

The ninth volume of the Munice series explores philosophical reflections on food, eating, and nourishment. It shows how food can be understood as a social, culturally formative, and at the same time existential phenomenon. The individual gastrosophical reflections focus both on philosophical justifications of dietetics and on symbolic and...

English or Czenglish: Výslovnost

Kateřina Tomková, Magda Sučková

"English or Czenglish: Pronunciation" builds on Don Sparling’s legendary book English or Czenglish, which focused on typical Czech mistakes in grammar and vocabulary, and adds the long‑missing element of pronunciation. Even highly advanced Czech speakers often make unnecessary mistakes rooted in the speech habits of their...

Víra vrytá pod kůži. Tetování ve světě prvních křesťanů

Martin Drlíček, Zuzana Faktorová Frantová

Title in English: Faith Inscribed Beneath the Skin. Tattooing in the World of the First Christians

Tattoos – nowadays a modern trend, formerly a mark of convicts, a code of the criminal underworld, or an “exotic element” of distant cultures. But also a sign of faith in the Christian God? The authors turn to the...