Alois Musil (1868–1944), the Moravian Lawrence of Arabia : The Question of Coloniality in Central Europe

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F25%3A00144277" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/25:00144277 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/austrian-history-yearbook/article/alois-musil-18681944-the-moravian-lawrence-of-arabia-the-question-of-coloniality-in-central-europe/F38F4DDE94097F9D21A430014FCDA021" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/austrian-history-yearbook/article/alois-musil-18681944-the-moravian-lawrence-of-arabia-the-question-of-coloniality-in-central-europe/F38F4DDE94097F9D21A430014FCDA021</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0067237825000025" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0067237825000025</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Alois Musil (1868–1944), the Moravian Lawrence of Arabia : The Question of Coloniality in Central Europe

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A recurring issue of debate for scholars of Central Europe has been the extent to which analyses of European colonialism apply to Austria-Hungary and its successor states. This article considers this issue in relation to the theologian, archeologist, and scholar of Arabic culture, Alois Musil (1868-1940). Long celebrated in Austria and Czechoslovakia, he has seldom been subject to critical analysis. A loyal Habsburg subject-and confessor to the Empress Zita until 1918-then an enthusiastic promoter of Czechoslovakia and co-founder of the Institute of Oriental Studies in Prague, Musil was a striking example of how individuals in Central Europe adapted to changing political realities. The article focuses in particular on his attitudes to European colonialism. On the one hand, he was critical of British and Italian colonialism, but he worked to further Habsburg imperial interests in the Middle East. When discussing Japanese ambitions in the 1930s, he emphasized the superiority of European colonial rule. He illustrates the complex stance of many Czechs (and other Central Europeans) toward colonialism. They imagined they were innocent of its taint but were in fact enmeshed in it, often endorsing it or acting as agents of the schemes of the European powers.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Alois Musil (1868–1944), the Moravian Lawrence of Arabia : The Question of Coloniality in Central Europe

Popis výsledku anglicky

A recurring issue of debate for scholars of Central Europe has been the extent to which analyses of European colonialism apply to Austria-Hungary and its successor states. This article considers this issue in relation to the theologian, archeologist, and scholar of Arabic culture, Alois Musil (1868-1940). Long celebrated in Austria and Czechoslovakia, he has seldom been subject to critical analysis. A loyal Habsburg subject-and confessor to the Empress Zita until 1918-then an enthusiastic promoter of Czechoslovakia and co-founder of the Institute of Oriental Studies in Prague, Musil was a striking example of how individuals in Central Europe adapted to changing political realities. The article focuses in particular on his attitudes to European colonialism. On the one hand, he was critical of British and Italian colonialism, but he worked to further Habsburg imperial interests in the Middle East. When discussing Japanese ambitions in the 1930s, he emphasized the superiority of European colonial rule. He illustrates the complex stance of many Czechs (and other Central Europeans) toward colonialism. They imagined they were innocent of its taint but were in fact enmeshed in it, often endorsing it or acting as agents of the schemes of the European powers.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60500 - Other Humanities and the Arts

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GX25-15630X" target="_blank" >GX25-15630X: Češi a koloniální svět: Design a vizuální kultura od roku 1848</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK

ISSN

0067-2378

e-ISSN

1558-5255

Svazek periodika

56

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

99-113

Kód UT WoS článku

001427215400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85219538541