Abstract
The aim of the paper is to find the most frequent links and connotations of the notions related to the values of the Jewish religious community in Bratislava before WWII. We understand community as an entity that requires adherence to a set of values, norms, and meanings; religious community is understood as one of the most important and influential constitutive communities in human life. We have therefore decided to process and analyse selected concepts and their closest semantic determinations in the corpus of epitaphs which were found on the tombstones of the Old Jewish Cemetery (already largely destroyed) in Bratislava. The research will be realized via advanced text analysis instruments and new IT tools which are gradually being introduced in wider research of humanities. Based on the research results, we will try to identify the basic values within this community and determine its interpretative traditions.
Highlights
The interactions between Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities have a major effect on contemporary text analysis
This paper aims to use the methods and tools of advanced text analysis in order to analyse the epitaphs on the tombstones of the Old Jewish Cemetery in Bratislava
We intend to demonstrate the way in which it is possible to apply text mining software to the texts of the epitaphs since we suppose that they reflect the basic values of Bratislava Jewish community from 17th to 19th centuries
Summary
The interactions between Natural Language Processing and Digital Humanities have a major effect on contemporary text analysis. It helps people to find the meaning of the world and life, enriches culture, and enables communities to prosper It helps individuals - being the members of the community - to build strong identities. For many societies and their social order religion in its moderate form is the main source of moral culture. God is often associated with moral truth, which is transmitted into living traditions, rituals, teachings, and institutions This point is crucial to the alliance of religious beliefs. This principle can be justified by non-theological arguments when pointing out the evil which is caused by its non-observance in society (discrimination, privileges resulting from social status, etc.) These are practices that do not correspond with the conviction of the same respect for the people and their dignity. Religion reminds people of their fundamental obligations and duties, it in a sense becomes a conscience of the community
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