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

J 2025

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

RAMPLEY, Matthew

Základní údaje

Originální název

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

Autoři

RAMPLEY, Matthew

Vydání

AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK, Cambridge, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2025, 0067-2378

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60500 6.5 Other Humanities and the Arts

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Web Page of the Austrian History Yearbook

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.300 v roce 2023

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0067237825000025

UT WoS

001427215400001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85219538541

Klíčová slova česky

kolonialismus; Alois Musil; Československo; orientalismus; Arabie; Qusayr ‘Amra

Klíčová slova anglicky

colonialism; Alois Musil; Czechoslovakia; orientalism; Arabia; Qusayr ‘Amra

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 24. 6. 2025 12:52, Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil

Anotace

V originále

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.

Návaznosti

GX25-15630X, projekt VaV

Název: Češi a koloniální svět: Design a vizuální kultura od roku 1848

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Češi a koloniální svět: Design a vizuální kultura od roku 1848

Citovat

RAMPLEY, Matthew. Alois Musil (1868–1944), the Moravian Lawrence of Arabia : The Question of Coloniality in Central Europe. AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK. Cambridge: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2025, First view, First view, s. 1-15. ISSN 0067-2378. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0067237825000025.

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RAMPLEY, Matthew. Alois Musil (1868–1944), the Moravian Lawrence of Arabia : The Question of Coloniality in Central Europe. \textit{AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK}. Cambridge: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2025, First view, First view, s.~1-15. ISSN~0067-2378. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0067237825000025.

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