The Cultural Heritage of Armenian Traveler Simeon Lehatsi from Poland to Ottoman Empire: Contribution to the History of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Cultural Heritage of Armenian Traveler Simeon Lehatsi from Poland to Ottoman Empire: Contribution to the History of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Armenian presence in the territory of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, well described by numerous sources, has made a significant contribution to the history of all above mentioned regions. During the whole 17th century (between years 1599-1699 ), countries in the immediate vicinity of the Ottoman border experienced major upheavals. The chain of fortress, their defences and conquest as well as seizing captives and dragging them off (direction south) to Black Sea ports; all these attributes were integral part of notion of borderland, not excluding the emergence of stereotypical images and myths. Lehastan (Poland) played a crucial role in Armenian imagery as the synonym for land full of plenty and it determined for several centuries the way in which Armenian community was seen.Within cultural orbit of Eastern Europe and Black Sea region, Armenian merchants were socially visible as international traders, translators, mediators and negotiators. Their ability to cross borders determined the perception of Orientalism itself - even if it could be described as a highly stereotypized category, the figure of Armenian merchant foreshadowed the image of Oriental merchant as such. This stereotypical image served to mirror trends in literature and art in general, especially in the period of Renaissance and then Enlightement. Central Europe represents a specific case, because here the figure of Armenian merchant could not be understood exclusively within connotations of alterity and idealized notion of Orient. On the contrary, Armeniansheld the role of long-established and well known community, which itself crossed borders and entered into contact with the category of Orient. Armenian perception of Orient or their description of Commonwealth thus show some attributes, characteristic for border identity - authors write simultaneously from their position of a foreigner and a local, other and native in the same time.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Cultural Heritage of Armenian Traveler Simeon Lehatsi from Poland to Ottoman Empire: Contribution to the History of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Popis výsledku anglicky

Armenian presence in the territory of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, well described by numerous sources, has made a significant contribution to the history of all above mentioned regions. During the whole 17th century (between years 1599-1699 ), countries in the immediate vicinity of the Ottoman border experienced major upheavals. The chain of fortress, their defences and conquest as well as seizing captives and dragging them off (direction south) to Black Sea ports; all these attributes were integral part of notion of borderland, not excluding the emergence of stereotypical images and myths. Lehastan (Poland) played a crucial role in Armenian imagery as the synonym for land full of plenty and it determined for several centuries the way in which Armenian community was seen.Within cultural orbit of Eastern Europe and Black Sea region, Armenian merchants were socially visible as international traders, translators, mediators and negotiators. Their ability to cross borders determined the perception of Orientalism itself - even if it could be described as a highly stereotypized category, the figure of Armenian merchant foreshadowed the image of Oriental merchant as such. This stereotypical image served to mirror trends in literature and art in general, especially in the period of Renaissance and then Enlightement. Central Europe represents a specific case, because here the figure of Armenian merchant could not be understood exclusively within connotations of alterity and idealized notion of Orient. On the contrary, Armeniansheld the role of long-established and well known community, which itself crossed borders and entered into contact with the category of Orient. Armenian perception of Orient or their description of Commonwealth thus show some attributes, characteristic for border identity - authors write simultaneously from their position of a foreigner and a local, other and native in the same time.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60500 - Other Humanities and the Arts

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Art of Armenian Diaspora: World Art Studies

ISBN

978-83-66758-04-9

ISSN

2543-4624

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

39-52

Název nakladatele

Polish Institute of World art studies

Místo vydání

Varšava

Místo konání akce

Ostrava

Datum konání akce

22. 4. 2020

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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