{"id":61,"date":"2011-10-27T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T19:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:41:08","slug":"studia-orientalia-monographica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/en\/studia-orientalia-monographica\/","title":{"rendered":"Studia Orientalia Monographica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nfunction toggle(element){document.getElementById(element).style.display=(document.getElementById(element).style.display==\"none\")?\"\":\"none\";}\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">is a scientific monographic series founded in 2010 on the occassion of the 50th anniversary of establishing the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The goal of this series is to provide publishing space for the results of scientific research in the form of monographic edition open to Slovak and foreign orientalists, covering all fields of oriental studies, such as history, archeology, linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion science, ethnology, arts etc. Studia Orientalia Monographica is published annually in English and in cooperation with the publishing house Slovak Academic Press, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"javascript:toggle('show')\">CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"show\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>We invite conceptual and empirical research papers from the field of oriental studies for publishing in the monographic series edition <b>Studia Orientalia Monographica<\/b>.<b>Studia Orientalia Monographica<\/b> is a monographic edition issued by the Institute of Oriental Studies in Slovakia. The edition<b> <\/b>is published annually in English. The principal objective of SOM is to provide publishing space for the scientific research results for experts and researchers in the field of oriental studies. <b>Studia Orientalia Monographica<\/b> publishes peer-reviewed research manuscripts from all fields of oriental studies, such as history, linguistics, archaeology, literature, philosophy, religious studies, ethnology or arts. The scope is international.<b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The papers published so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2010: <b>Drozd\u00edk, Ladislav.<\/b> <b>Finite and non-finite relative clauses \u2013 comparison of Arabic, Hungarian, Turkish and Korean <\/b>(comparative linguistics). ISBN 978-8080950668. 124 p.<\/li>\n<li>2011: <b>R\u00e1cov\u00e1, Anna.<\/b> <b>Modalitity in Bengali <\/b>(linguistics, Indo-European languages). ISBN 978-8080950743. 111 p.<\/li>\n<li>2012: <b>Buckov\u00e1, Martina.<\/b> <b>M\u0101ui: Polynesian Culture Hero <\/b>(Polynesian studies, religious studies). ISBN 978-8089607068. 105 p.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When publishing in SOM, you will benefit from:<\/strong><br \/>\n* Prompt and professional service: the editorial team and reviewers endeavour to give you constructive feedback within 45 days upon the submission of your manuscript<br \/>\n* <i>High quality reviews from leading scholars in the field<\/i><br \/>\n* Publication up to 12 months from delivery date<br \/>\n* <i>High visibility through pro-active international promotion of author&#8217;s work via academic and research portals and relevant electronic distribution sites<\/i><br \/>\n* Ten free copies of your published manuscript, which will be sent to principal author(s)<br \/>\n* <i>Relevant financial benefit<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Submission Procedure, Requirements, Editorial Policy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to have your manuscript considered for the 2013 issue, please send your manuscript to:<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Email submission<\/i> as Microsoft Word file to <a href=\"mailto:aassom@savba.sk\">aassom@savba.sk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><i>Hardcopy submission<\/i> addressed to the Institute of Oriental Studies, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>When preparing your manuscript please follow these instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they represent original material, have not been previously published, and are not currently under review by any other publisher.<\/li>\n<li>Manuscript should count up to 40 000 words (including references, endnotes and space taken for tables\/figures) in length, typed in 11-point font on A4 paper, paginated and single-spaced. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 10 words (50 letters), and should be followed by an abstract of 100\u2013200 words.<\/li>\n<li>The covering letter with the following details shall be added:<br \/>\n&#8211; Author(s) full name, short career history, academic affiliation, full postal address, e-mail and telephone numbers. The receipt of your manuscript will be acknowledged by email.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the manuscript text and references conform to the SOM <b>\u201cInstructions for Authors\u201d <\/b>which are available at SOM website http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/studia-orientalia-monographica. They may be also obtained on request via email.<\/li>\n<li>In general, allow 1-2 months for review and evaluation process. You will be notified when the reviews are completed to offer the decision: rejected or accepted for publication.<\/li>\n<li>Editorial correspondence: Further queries may be directed to the SOM Editor at <a href=\"mailto:aassom@savba.sk\">aassom@savba.sk<\/a>. For more information and guidance please visit our website http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/studia-orientalia-monographica.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS\" href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOM_Instructions-for-Authors.doc\">INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more detailed information, please contact Managing Editor:<br \/>\nMgr. Martina Herbst<br \/>\nInstitute of Oriental Studies<br \/>\nSlovak Academy of Sciences<br \/>\nKlemensova 19<br \/>\n813 64 Bratislava<br \/>\nSlovakia<br \/>\nTel.\/fax: +421-2-52926326<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:aassom@savba.sk\">aassom@savba.sk<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Volume 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Drozd\u00edk Ladislav: Non-Finite Relativization. A Typological Study in Accessibility.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Volume 1, Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press 2010, 126 pages. ISBN 978-80-8095-066-08.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=R3SYAgAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"frame-outer  size-medium wp-image-123 alignleft\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-123 alignleft\" title=\"SOM1\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The work studies syntactic positions compatible with relativization by non-finite relative clauses. The typological orientation of the work appears in confronting the features analyzed in four genetically and structurally different languages: Standard Arabic, Hungarian, Turkish and Korean. Some selected features are confirmed also in Modern Hebrew (in relation to Arabic) and Japanese (in relation to Korean).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Volume 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>R\u00c1COV\u00c1, Anna. Modality in Bengali.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 2. Slovak Academic Press, Bratislava 2011. xiv + 111 pages. ISBN 978-80-8095-074-3.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=GhWWAgAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"frame-outer  size-full wp-image-306 alignleft\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306 alignleft\" title=\"SOM2\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The book describes the basic concepts and types of modality found in Bengali, classifies them and concurrently shows through which linguistic means the individual modal domains are expressed in Bengali within socio-cultural environment. Close attention in particular is paid to the event modality, but the propositional (epistemic) modality is also considered. The analysis presents both similarities and differences in the expression of this cross-linguistic semantic category between Bengali and other languages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Volume 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BUCKOV\u00c1, Martina, M\u0100UI: POLYNESIAN CULTURE HERO. Variations of Motifs in M\u0101ui\u02bcs Mythological cycle in East and West Polynesia.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 3. Slovak Academic Press, Bratislava 2012. XI+105 pages. ISBN 978-80-89607-06-8.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=bHSYAgAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"frame-outer  size-full wp-image-306 alignleft\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306 alignleft\" title=\"SOM3\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The monography deals with the problem of Polynesian culture hero \u2013 in local mythology named M\u0101ui. The purpose of this work is to summarise, analyse and compare individual motifs in the mythological cycle of this culture hero \u2013 who appears not only in Polynesia, but also in the mythology of Melanesia and Micronesia. I concentrated especially on searching the like and unlike motifs in eastern Polynesian and western Polynesian myths. The focus lays in comparing the mythological motifs from M\u0101ui cycle which relate to his most important actions \u2013 fishing up islands from the bottom of the sea, lifting the skies from the earth, restraining the movement of the sun in the sky, bringing the gift of fire and attempt at gaining immortality for mankind. Based on information acquired the purpose was to build a typology and overview of differences in the selected individual myths about this culture hero.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Volume 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PAWLIKOV\u00c1-VILHANOV\u00c1, Viera. The Production of History and Culture in Africa <strong>Revisited<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 4. Slovak Academic Press, Bratislava 2013. 119 pages. ISBN 978-80-8095-085-9.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Price: \u20ac 35.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=tdi3CAAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"frame-outer  size-full wp-image-641 alignleft\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-641 alignleft\" title=\"SOM4\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The study traces the history of the writing of African history since the 1950s when African history became radically redefined and reassessed and African historical studies started to move beyond the limitations of the previous historical scholarship. It attempts<br \/>\nto reflect some of the difficulties specific to the study of African history, to assess some of the developments and issues regarding the constitution of African history as a field of academic specialisation in Africa and outside the continent, to consider the traditions of African history writing and the theoretical and ideological debates about past, present and future challenges African historical studies have been facing, concentrating mainly on historical research and writing in some regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Anglophone and Francophone.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 5 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SIL P., Narasingha. Rabindra Miscellany. Critical Essays on Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s Thoughts on Love, Life, Gender, God and Patriotism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 5. Slovak Academic Press, Bratislava 2014. 133 pages. ISBN 978-80-89607-35-8.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=2pmKCwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som5.jpg\" alt=\"SOM5\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cRabindra Miscellany\u201d is a critical study of some thoughts and writings of Rabindranath Tagore, India\u2019s most brilliant poet, philosopher, and polymath. The five essays \u2212 one of them a translation of a chapter of the distinguished Tagore scholar Niharranjan Ray\u2019s book \u201cBh\u0101rat\u012bya aitihya o Rab\u012bndran\u0101th\u201d \u2212 seek to offer a window to the panoramic expanse of Tagore\u2019s intellect and imagination that informed his ideas of human and divine love,<br \/>\naesthetic consciousness, nationalism and cosmopolitanism. The poet\u2019s works discussed in this study highlight his evolving ideas of this world and its inhabitants as part of a majestic cosmic order emanating from a divine source that he never identifies with any divinity from the world\u2019s leading faiths. Yet he recognizes its presence in everyone\u2019s soul and he designates this innermost [\u201cantaratama\u201d] divine presence as his God of Life [\u201cJ\u012bbandebat\u0101\u201d].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Be\u0161ka, Emanuel. From Ambivalence to Hostility: The Arabic Newspaper <em>Filas\u1e6d\u012bn<\/em> and Zionism, 1911\u20131914.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Volume 6. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2016, 161pages. ISBN 978-80-89607-49-5.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=HP25DgAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som6.jpg\" alt=\"som6\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The monograph From Ambivalence to Hostility focuses on writings on Zionism published in the Arabic newspaper <em>Filas\u1e6d\u012bn<\/em> (\u02bbPalestine\u02bc) in the pre-WWI period (1911\u20131914). It covers a broad range of subjects treated by the periodical including Jewish land purchases in and immigration to Palestine, violent incidents between the Jewish and the Arab communities, Zionist boycott and Zionist Congresses. The second chapter of the book offers a detailed analysis of the gradual yet profound transformation of <em>Filas\u1e6d\u012bn\u02bcs<\/em> editorial policy vis-\u00e0-vis Zionism before World War I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SIL P., Narasingha. Ramakrishna Miscellany: A Comparative Study. Studia Orientalia Monographica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Volume 7. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2017, 115 pages, ISBN 978-80-89607-59-4.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.sk\/books?id=kWBuDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;hl=sk&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/gbs_preview_button1.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som7.jpg\" alt=\"som7\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nR\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a Miscellany: Abstract<\/p>\n<p>Despite R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a Paramaha\u1e41sa\u2019s (1836-86) reputation as a T\u0101ntrika in view of his being a priest of the K\u0101l\u012b temple at the village of Dakshineshvar in the northern suburb of Calcutta, this study posits that his piety had deep roots in Bengal Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism (cult of Vi\u1e63\u1e47u) at large and in the devotional tradition of his family. His family deity Lord Raghuv\u1fd1ra (Lord R\u0101ma) was considered as an incarnation of the Vedic-Pur\u0101\u1e47ic God Vi\u1e63\u1e47u and thus a Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava deity by extension. This counter thesis on the saint\u2019s religious identity is supported by an analysis of his emphasis on bhakti [devotion] for and bi\u015bv\u0101s [faith] in God. My analysis is predicated on a comparison of R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a with two religious reformers of the sixteenth century: the Bengali saint \u015ar\u012bcaitanya (1486-1533), founder of bhakti movement in Bengal and the German monk Martin Luther (1483-1546), the intellectual child of the twin movements of Humanism and Devotio Moderna, and the progenitor of the so-called Protestant movement that foregrounded fiducia [faith] as the highway to divine grace. R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s imitation of Caitanyite Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism, and thus his reliance on devotion and faith appear almost similar to Luther\u2019s reliance on a merciful and yet a just God through fides [turst or bi\u015bv\u0101s]. Such a cross-cultural comparative study has not been attempted by any other scholar. R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava orientation also helps us understand his sexuality. The currently influential construction of a homoerotic T\u0101ntrika R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a is countered by exploring the fundamental convergence between the Hindu concept of prema and the Christian concept of agape or caritas\u2014both standing for love for, as well as love of, God.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, there are marked differences among the three religious personalities, particularly between R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and Luther. Both are radically different personalities in respect of their cultural background, social outlook, and theological consciousness, especially in their understanding of human-divine relationship. Luther\u2019s Judeo-Christian conception of God as an absolutely sovereign and yet a merciful deity is markedly different from R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s Vai\u1e63\u1e47avic image of God as a loving and playful companion of the devotee. Yet their spiritual experiences in their quest for the divine show a similar reliance on faith and devotion.<\/p>\n<p>I also discuss the interface between sexual and spiritual consciousness in R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e45a\u2019s life and teachings, especially because of his T\u0101ntrika identity in the West. The understanding of Tantra as an esoteric cult indulging in clandestine carnal orgies has dovetailed into the saint\u2019s imagined \u201cunconscious\u201d homoerotic desires and behaviors. This comparative exercise thus seeks to achieve the author\u2019s dual objective of foregrounding R\u0101mak\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a\u2019s innate Vai\u1e63\u1e47avic consciousness that is close to Luther\u2019s Protestant faith and to deconstruct the former\u2019s homoerotic profile by interpreting his sexuality in the context of his culture and creed.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to mention, I use vernacular sources on R\u0101mak\u1e63\u1e47a throughout with my own translation. This has the unique advantage of getting at the facts as recorded by the actors personally or perceived and experienced by the contemporaries and eyewitnesses directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRNOVEC, Silvester. The Conquest of the African Mind: History, Colonial Racism, and Education in Senegal and French West Africa, 1910 &#8211; 1945<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 8. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-80-89607-83-9.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som8.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som8.jpg\" alt=\"som8\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nThe monograph discusses the relation between primary education in French West Africa in the first half of twentieth century and the attempts of colonial administration to identify the conquered African population with the French Empire. It primarily focuses on the way the pupils of diverse ethnic origin such as Wolof, Fulani, Bambara or Serer, who attended the French primary schools in the villages and towns in Senegal or French Soudan, learned to be Africans but also to be French. It puts particular emphasis on teaching history and inevitably addresses another important issues such as the implication of French nationalism, imperialism and colonial racism in the education of African pupils. By studying these relationships, the monograph aims to sheds more light on the roots of various stereotypes about Africa and Africans in the present day Western society and vice versa. In order to to better illustrate the most important aspects, most of this work focuses on colonial Senegal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SORBY, Karol Jr.. Iraq during the Reign of King Gh\u0101z\u012b (1933 &#8211; 1939).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 9. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2020. 100 s. ISBN 978-80-89607-94-5.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft wp-image-1395 size-medium\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som9.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1395 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som9-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nAlthough Iraq is a comparatively new state and a relatively small country, it has had a remarkably rich and varied history. The subject of this monograph is still highly relevant. It covers the history of Iraq in the 1930s, when Europe experienced a crisis and the demise of the Versailles system of balance of power, associated with Hitler\u2019s rise to power in Germany, Italy\u2019s military-political activity in North and East Africa, and the efforts of the colonial powers, Britain and France to strengthen their positions in the Middle East through alliance agreements. The beginnings of a political culture were emerging in Iraq at this time, which have become typical of later developments. There was the first classic military coup in the Arab world, which for the next thirty or more years became a typical method of army officers for intervening in the political destinies of their countries. In addition, foreign policy issues first emerged in Iraq, were leading to conflicts with neighbouring countries.<br \/>\nThe author has succeeded in bringing to light new facts in the subject of his research even in relatively limited space and on familiar topic. The author is a master of detail, and at the same time he knows how to focus on key periods and key events. The first, second and third chapters deal with the turbulent domestic political situation after the accession of King Gh\u0101z\u012b to the throne from 1933 to 1936. The fourth and fifth chapters are very useful ones, in which the author deals with the military coup of October 1936 under General Bakr \u1e62idq\u012b and traces subsequent political developments inspired by the wave of Iraqi patriotism and Arab nationalism. In the last chapter the author analyses the political development of the country in the period before the outbreak of World War II, when the reins of power were held by supporters of Great Britain. The military, represented by a group of \u201cseven officers\u201d united by Sunni descent, a pan-Arab vision of a future Iraq, and a belief in the need for a firm hand and discipline, remained a persistent factor in Iraqi politics.<br \/>\nThe domestic political event that shook public opinion was the mysterious fatal accident of King Gh\u0101z\u012b on 3 April 1939, who enjoyed considerable popularity among the ordinary people. The king allegedly \u201cdied in a car accident\u201d. On a straight road, with a shattered skull, he was found in the wreckage of a car that crashed into a telegraph pole. It was common knowledge that the King of Iraq was not well liked in London, so he was generally believed to have been \u201csilenced\u201d as a result of a pro-British conspiracy. The work meets all the requirements for a monograph of this nature. It is an excellent historical work, which far exceeds the current level of elaboration of the subject of Arab countries and will undoubtedly be included in a broader scientific research of the history of the Middle East in the 20th century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Volume 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BE\u0160KOV\u00c1, Katar\u00edna. Mahfouzian Nights: Fate, Desire and Politics in Lay\u0101l\u012b Alf Layla<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studia Orientalia Monographica, Vol. 10. Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, 2021. ISBN: 978-80-8265-000-9.<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac 35.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  alignleft size-medium wp-image-1455\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som10.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[61]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1455\" src=\"http:\/\/orient.sav.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/som10-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nThe monograph Mahfouzian Nights: Fate, Desire and Politics in Lay\u0101l\u012b Alf Layla examines the influence of the collection of the Thousand and One Nights on Naj\u012bb Ma\u1e25f\u016b\u1e93\u2019s (1911 \u2013 2006) novel Lay\u0101l\u012b alf layla [Nights of the Thousand Nights, 1982; translated into English as Arabian Nights and Days]. The study explores intertextual relationship between the two works and identifies possible parallels between Ma\u1e25f\u016b\u1e93\u2019s novel and the collection of popular stories, taking into account their historical, socio-political and cultural background. It also tries to demonstrate different ways in which the pre-modern work influenced Ma\u1e25f\u016b\u1e93\u2019s writing, with special emphasis on similarities between certain motifs and themes that the two works share. The main focus of this monograph is hence put on further exploration of themes like fate, desire, madness, political criticism and Sufism in Ma\u1e25f\u016b\u1e93\u2019s work, their understanding, mutual interactions and interconnectedness and to show how they fit together in a mosaic of Ma\u1e25f\u016b\u1e93\u2019s perception of reality and his view of the socio-political challenges of the era.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is a scientific monographic series founded in 2010 on the occassion of the 50th anniversary of establishing the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. 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