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| '''Erich Feigl''' (1931 - January 27, 2007) was an Austrian documentary film producer and author. He produced close to 60 documentaries, mostly for the Austrian ], but some for ] (Bavarian), ] (German) and ] (Turkish Radio Television) in co-production. He authored books about the ], whose restoration he supported, and the |
'''Erich Feigl''' (1931 - January 27, 2007) was an Austrian documentary film producer and author. He produced close to 60 documentaries, mostly for the Austrian ], but some for ] (Bavarian), ] (German) and ] (Turkish Radio Television) in co-production. He authored books about the ], whose restoration he supported, and the ], which he described as a "myth".<ref>Feigl, Erich. ''A Myth of Terror : Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context, page 7.</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the ] and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris. After he died, his inheritor, Azerbaijani student Ergun Naftaliev commented, that there will be legal problems to bury him in ], but "the Azerbaijani side will do everything to organize his funeral".<ref></ref> | Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the ] and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris. After he died, his inheritor, Azerbaijani student Ergun Naftaliev commented, that there will be legal problems to bury him in ], but "the Azerbaijani side will do everything to organize his funeral".<ref></ref> | ||
| ==Denial of Armenian Genocide== | |||
| In 1984 Feigl |
In 1984 Feigl became known for his ] after the publication of his book ''A Myth of Terror, Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context''. In its introduction, Feigl said he had written it as a response to the murder by ] of the Turkish labour attaché in Vienna, ], a close friend of Feigl. Initially published in German, an English version was later produced. A short time before he died he finished his last book, called ''Armenian Mythomania''.<ref>Feigl, Erich. (2006) ''Armenian Mythomania-Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Historical Context'' Amalthea Signum ISBN 978-3850025836</ref><ref></ref> | ||
| A report by the ] addressing Feigl's ''A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism'' condemns it as "a revisionist publication" that "abounds with misleading details": | |||
| <blockquote>The work follows the standard Turkish argumentation that denies the genocide. According to Feigl, the death marches into the deserts and the concentration camps of Mesopotamia were a part of a legitimate relocation program (see map inside cover). While the Armenians are denounced as terrorists who made genocidal attempts on the Turkish majority, the Moslems are portrayed as culturally superior victims (pp. 88ff.). Feigl compares the Armenians to the Nazis (pp. 78-79) and proclaims all and any Armenian documentation as forgery. Vidal-Naquet, "By Way of a Preface," p. 4, summarizes this type of argument: "There has not been a genocide of the Armenians; this genocide was fully justified; the Armenians massacred themselves; it was they who massacred the Turks." Playing on greed and materialist jealousy, Feigl includes photos of luxurious buildings to drive home the point that Armenians were prosperous and thus guilty of a world conspiracy, as is repeatedly insinuated, for instance, when Armenian-American as well as Armenian-Russian relations are slanderously exposed... He cites instances of contemporary Armenian "terrorism" out of context to justify the Turkish massacres retroactively. He goes so far as to deny the existence of an Armenian people and an Armenian identity... He dismisses scholarship contradicting his findings, suggesting that authors expressing pro-Armenian points of view do so out of fear of becoming the targets of Armenian terrorism (pp. 6 et al.).<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=395201 | title = Hilsenraths Other Genocide | author = ] | journal = ] | year = 1990 | issue = 7 | page = footnote 20 | issn = 0741-8450 }}</ref></blockquote> | |||
| ==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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| Born | 1931 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | January 27, 2007 |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and author |
Erich Feigl (1931 - January 27, 2007) was an Austrian documentary film producer and author. He produced close to 60 documentaries, mostly for the Austrian ORF, but some for BR (Bavarian), ZDF (German) and TRT (Turkish Radio Television) in co-production. He authored books about the Habsburgs, whose restoration he supported, and the Armenian Genocide, which he described as a "myth".
Biography
He was born in Vienna, Austria. He began writing while still a student, but soon switched over to documentary film-making, continuing his career at Austrian State Television (ORF). He toured the Middle and Near East and Western Asia extensively and produced many documentaries about these places and their cultures and religions ("Journey to the Early Christian World", "Men and Myths"). He worked with the Dalai Lama on various projects ("Bardo", "Rebirth").
He became interested in Turkic cultures and history especially ("Kanuni Sultan"). After 1984 he began writing about the Armenian Genocide, and he subsequently also focused his attention on Kurdish issues and the PKK guerrilla organization, which resulted in his book published under the title Die Kurden in 1995. He was one of the first authors and commentators to investigate this topic in a contemporary context. He also wrote about the history of the Habsburgs ("Kaiser Karl", "Kaiserin Zita"). The Prof. title was conferred on him in 1984 in recognition of his scholarly work. He was also a Chevalier of the Lazarus Order and the Konstantin Order.
Feigl was a long-time monarchist activist and in 2006 was awarded honorary membership of the Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz, which favors the return of the House of Habsburg to power. Described by Der Spiegel as a "fervent admirer" of Empress Zita, he was part of the monarchist committee which organized her funeral in 1989.
Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the Republic of Azerbaijan and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris. After he died, his inheritor, Azerbaijani student Ergun Naftaliev commented, that there will be legal problems to bury him in Baku, but "the Azerbaijani side will do everything to organize his funeral".
Denial of Armenian Genocide
In 1984 Feigl became known for his denial of the Armenian Genocide after the publication of his book A Myth of Terror, Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context. In its introduction, Feigl said he had written it as a response to the murder by ASALA of the Turkish labour attaché in Vienna, Erdogan Özen, a close friend of Feigl. Initially published in German, an English version was later produced. A short time before he died he finished his last book, called Armenian Mythomania.
A report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center addressing Feigl's A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism condemns it as "a revisionist publication" that "abounds with misleading details":
The work follows the standard Turkish argumentation that denies the genocide. According to Feigl, the death marches into the deserts and the concentration camps of Mesopotamia were a part of a legitimate relocation program (see map inside cover). While the Armenians are denounced as terrorists who made genocidal attempts on the Turkish majority, the Moslems are portrayed as culturally superior victims (pp. 88ff.). Feigl compares the Armenians to the Nazis (pp. 78-79) and proclaims all and any Armenian documentation as forgery. Vidal-Naquet, "By Way of a Preface," p. 4, summarizes this type of argument: "There has not been a genocide of the Armenians; this genocide was fully justified; the Armenians massacred themselves; it was they who massacred the Turks." Playing on greed and materialist jealousy, Feigl includes photos of luxurious buildings to drive home the point that Armenians were prosperous and thus guilty of a world conspiracy, as is repeatedly insinuated, for instance, when Armenian-American as well as Armenian-Russian relations are slanderously exposed... He cites instances of contemporary Armenian "terrorism" out of context to justify the Turkish massacres retroactively. He goes so far as to deny the existence of an Armenian people and an Armenian identity... He dismisses scholarship contradicting his findings, suggesting that authors expressing pro-Armenian points of view do so out of fear of becoming the targets of Armenian terrorism (pp. 6 et al.).
Books
- Gott erhalte … - Kaiser Karl : persönliche Aufzeichnungen und Dokumente. Amalthea, Wien 2006, ISBN 3-85002-520-9
- Turkey, Europe and Public Opinion: A Myth of Error Wien: Amalthea, 1999, ISBN 3-85002-423-7
- Die Kurden. Geschichte und Schicksal eines Volkes. Universitas-Verlag, Wien 1995, ISBN 3-8004-1322-1
- Otto von Habsburg. Profil eines Lebens. Amalthea, Wien 1992, ISBN 3-85002-327-3
- Zita. Kaiserin und Königin. Amalthea, Wien 1991, ISBN 3-85002-307-9
- Kaiser Karl I. Ein Leben für den Frieden seiner Völker Amalthea, Wien 1990, ISBN 3-85002-291-9
- Kaiserin Zita. Kronzeugin eines Jahrhunderts. Amalthea, Wien 1989, ISBN 3-85002-277-3
- Musil von Arabien. Vorkämpfer der islamischen Welt. Ullstein, Frankfurt/M. 1988, ISBN 3-548-27560-5
- Otto von Habsburg. Protokoll eines politischen Lebens. Amalthea, Wien 1987, ISBN 3-85002-244-7
- A Myth of Terror : Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context, An Illustrated Expose. Freilassing ; Salzburg : Edition Zeitgeschichte, 1986.
- Ein Mythos des Terrors. Armenischer Terrorismus, seine Ursachen und Hintergründe. Edition Zeitgeschichte, Freilassing 1986
- Halbmond und Kreuz. Marco d'Aviano und die Rettung Europas. Amalthea, Wien 1983, ISBN 3-85002-326-5
- Vorhölle zum Paradies. Zsolnay, Wien 1982, ISBN 3-552-03400-5
- Armenian Mythomania 2007
Films
- Reise in die frühchristliche Welt and Die Erben der frühchristlichen Welt
- Die Weltreligionen: Buddhismus, Hinduismus, Schintoismus, Islam, Christentum
- Ein Tropentraum
- Der Goldschatz
- Menschen und Mythen (Die Sikhs, die Parsen, das Bardo etc.)
- Kaiserin Zita snd Otto von Habsburg and Alois Musil (about Syria, Iraq),
- Die Religionen des Zweistromlandes („An den Strömen des Paradieses“),
- Wenn die Götter lieben in the Wasser ist Macht project
- A myth of terror (about ASALA terrorism)
- Die Wiedergeburt and Bardo and Buddhismus (about the Dalai Lama)
References
- Feigl, Erich. A Myth of Terror : Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context, page 7.
- Short biography in A Myth of Terror.
- Prof. Erich Feigl is dead
- Der Spiegel, 27 March 1989, Liebe der Völker DER SPIEGEL 13/1989, p. 160
- (Russian) Эргюн Нифталиев: «Учитывая вероятность возникновения юридических проблем в связи с похоронами Эриха Файгла в Азербайджане, он будет похоронен на родине», 29 Янв. 2007
- Feigl, Erich. (2006) Armenian Mythomania-Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Historical Context Amalthea Signum ISBN 978-3850025836
- Armenian Genocide Research Center
- Dagmar C. G. Lorenz (1990). "Hilsenraths Other Genocide". Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual (7): footnote 20. ISSN 0741-8450.
External links
- Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine