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Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris.<ref name="apa"/>
Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris.<ref name="apa"/>


After his death, 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".<ref name="apa">{{cite news | url = http://ru.apa.az/print.php?id=24716 | language = Russian | title = Эргюн Нифталиев: «Учитывая вероятность возникновения юридических проблем в связи с похоронами Эриха Файгла в Азербайджане, он будет похоронен на родине» | date = 29 January 2007 }}</ref>
The [[Institute for Armenian Research]] noted in their 1 February 2007 ''Daily Bulletin'' that Feigl had died of kidney failure after being hospitalised for a stomach hemorrhage. They reported that he would be buried on February 5 at Simmering Cemetery in Vienna after a funeral at Feuerhalle Hall.<ref name="gb6809">{{cite journal | url = http://www.eraren.org/index.php?Lisan=tr&Page=GBultenDetay&BultenNo=6809 | title = Friend of Turkey Feigl to be buried on Monday | issue = 6809 | date = 1 February 2007 | journal = Günlük Bülten | publisher = [[Institute for Armenian Research]] }}</ref>
The [[Institute for Armenian Research]] noted in their 1 February 2007 ''Daily Bulletin'' that Feigl had died of kidney failure after being hospitalised for a stomach hemorrhage. They reported that he would be buried on February 5 at Simmering Cemetery in Vienna after a funeral at Feuerhalle Hall.<ref name="gb6809">{{cite journal | url = http://www.eraren.org/index.php?Lisan=tr&Page=GBultenDetay&BultenNo=6809 | title = Friend of Turkey Feigl to be buried on Monday | issue = 6809 | date = 1 February 2007 | journal = Günlük Bülten | publisher = [[Institute for Armenian Research]] }}</ref>


==A Myth of Terror==
==A Myth of Terror==
In 1984 Feigl became known for his [[Denial of Armenian Genocide|denial of the Armenian Genocide]] after the publication of his book ''A Myth of Terror, Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context''. In the book's introduction, Feigl said he had written it as a response to the murder by the Armenian militant group [[ASALA]] of close friend and Turkish labour attaché, [[Erdogan Özen]].<ref name="haberler"/><ref>http://www.ataa.org/reference/diplomats.html June 20, 1984 - Vienna, Austria: A bomb explodes in a vehicle owned by the Assistant Labor and Social Affairs Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, Erdogan Ozen, killing Ozen and seriously injuring five Austrian nationals, including two law enforcement officers. The "Armenian Revolutionary Army" of the Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility for the attack.</ref><ref>http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2005/04/05x04x22.HTM#%2013 He became acquainted with the events of 1915 while doing historical research, and he quickly developed an interest in the issue. Meanwhile, Turkish Attaché for Labor and Social Affairs in Vienna Erdogan Ozen, a close friend of his, was murdered by the terrorist Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) in 1984. Ozen's murder affected him so much that he wrote a book on Armenian terror called 'A Myth of Terror'.</ref> Initially published in German, an English version was later produced. Complimentary copies of the book were distributed by Turkish organisations to US governmental officials, university libraries and individuals.<ref name="gunter88">{{cite journal | author = [[Michael M. Gunter]] | title = (review of "A Myth of Terror") | journal = [[Turkish Studies Association Bulletin]] | year = 1988 | volume = 12 | issue = ? | pages = p54-57 }}</ref> 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>[http://armenians-1915.blogspot.com/2007/06/1755-free-e-book-armenian-mythomania.html Armenian Genocide Research Center]</ref>
In 1984 Feigl became known for his [[Denial of Armenian Genocide|denial of the Armenian Genocide]] after the publication of his book ''A Myth of Terror, Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context''. In the book's introduction, Feigl explains that he had written it as a response to the murder by the Armenian terrorist group [[ASALA]] of close friend and Turkish labour attaché, [[Erdogan Özen]].<ref name="haberler"/><ref>http://www.ataa.org/reference/diplomats.html June 20, 1984 - Vienna, Austria: A bomb explodes in a vehicle owned by the Assistant Labor and Social Affairs Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, Erdogan Ozen, killing Ozen and seriously injuring five Austrian nationals, including two law enforcement officers. The "Armenian Revolutionary Army" of the Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility for the attack.</ref><ref>http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2005/04/05x04x22.HTM#%2013 He became acquainted with the events of 1915 while doing historical research, and he quickly developed an interest in the issue. Meanwhile, Turkish Attaché for Labor and Social Affairs in Vienna Erdogan Ozen, a close friend of his, was murdered by the terrorist Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) in 1984. Ozen's murder affected him so much that he wrote a book on Armenian terrorism and ant-Turkish activities called 'A Myth of Terror'.</ref> Initially published in German, an English version was later produced. Complimentary copies of the book were distributed by Turkish organisations to US governmental officials, university libraries and individuals.<ref name="gunter88">{{cite journal | author = [[Michael M. Gunter]] | title = (review of "A Myth of Terror") | journal = [[Turkish Studies Association Bulletin]] | year = 1988 | volume = 12 | issue = ? | pages = p54-57 }}</ref> 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>[http://armenians-1915.blogspot.com/2007/06/1755-free-e-book-armenian-mythomania.html Armenian Genocide Research Center]</ref>


[[Dagmar C. G. Lorenz|Dagmar Lorenz]], professor of Germanic Studies at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]], in a book review of author [[Edgar Hilsenrath]] for the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center|Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual]], notes Feigl as a supporter of "Turkish cryptofascist anti-Armenian propaganda" and condemns ''A Myth of Terror'' as a "revisionist publication" that "abounds with misleading details".
[[Dagmar C. G. Lorenz|Dagmar Lorenz]], professor of Germanic Studies at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]], in a book review of author [[Edgar Hilsenrath]] for the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center|Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual]], notes Feigl as a supporter of "Turkish cryptofascist anti-Armenian propaganda" and condemns ''A Myth of Terror'' as a "revisionist publication" that "abounds with misleading details".

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Erich Feigl
Born1931
Vienna, Austria
DiedJanuary 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 almost 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".[1]

Biography

Erich Feigl 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).[2] 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").

Feigl 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,[3] 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"). He was a Chevalier of the Lazarus Order and the Konstantin Order.[citation needed]

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.[4] Described by Der Spiegel as a "fervent admirer" of Empress Zita, he was part of the monarchist committee which organized her funeral in 1989.[5]

Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the Republic of Azerbaijan and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris.[6]

The Institute for Armenian Research noted in their 1 February 2007 Daily Bulletin that Feigl had died of kidney failure after being hospitalised for a stomach hemorrhage. They reported that he would be buried on February 5 at Simmering Cemetery in Vienna after a funeral at Feuerhalle Hall.[7]

A Myth of Terror

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 the book's introduction, Feigl explains that he had written it as a response to the murder by the Armenian terrorist group ASALA of close friend and Turkish labour attaché, Erdogan Özen.[3][8][9] Initially published in German, an English version was later produced. Complimentary copies of the book were distributed by Turkish organisations to US governmental officials, university libraries and individuals.[10] A short time before he died he finished his last book, called Armenian Mythomania.[11][12]

Dagmar Lorenz, professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in a book review of author Edgar Hilsenrath for the Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual, notes Feigl as a supporter of "Turkish cryptofascist anti-Armenian propaganda" and condemns A Myth of Terror as a "revisionist publication" that "abounds with misleading details". [13]

Michael Gunter describes the book's interpretation of the Armenian Genocide as "questionable", criticising Feigl for ignoring the "voluminous testimony of the massive Ottoman excesses".[10]

Works

Books

  • Seidenstrasse durchs Feuerland : die Geschichte Aserbaidschans. Wien: Amalthea Signum. 2008. ISBN 3850026671.
  • Armenian Mythomania. 2007. ISBN 3850025837.
  • Gott erhalte … - Kaiser Karl : persönliche Aufzeichnungen und Dokumente. Wien: Amalthea. 2006. ISBN 3-85002-520-9.
  • Turkey, Europe and Public Opinion: A Myth of Error. Wien: Amalthea. 1999. ISBN 3-85002-423-7.
  • Als Österreich die Welt benannte-- : eine Ausstellung des Marchfelder Schlösservereins : Schlosshof im Marchfeld, 30. März bis 3. November 1996. Engelhartstetten: Marchfelder Schlösserverein. 1996. OCLC 40290660.
  • Die Kurden. Geschichte und Schicksal eines Volkes. Wien: Universitas-Verlag. 1995. ISBN 3-8004-1322-1.
  • Halbmond und Kreuz : Marco d'Aviano und die Rettung Europas. Wien: Amalthea. 1993. ISBN 3850023265.
  • Otto von Habsburg. Profil eines Lebens. Wien: Amalthea. 1992. ISBN 3-85002-327-3.
  • Zita, Kaiserin und Königin. Wien: Amalthea. 1991. ISBN 3850023079.
  • Kaiser Karl I. Ein Leben für den Frieden seiner Völker. Wien: Amalthea. 1990. ISBN 3-85002-291-9.
  • Kaiserin Zita. Kronzeugin eines Jahrhunderts. Wien: Amalthea. 1989. ISBN 3-85002-277-3.
  • Otto von Habsburg : Protokoll eines politischen Lebens. Wien: Amalthea. 1987. ISBN 3-85002-244-7. OCLC 242216843.
  • Ein Mythos des Terrors. Armenischer Terrorismus, seine Ursachen und Hintergründe. Freilassing, Salzburg: Edition Zeitgeschichte. 1986. OCLC 74834465.
    • Also published in English as: A Myth of Terror, Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context, 1986.[1] OCLC 24848929
    • Translated to Turkish as Bir terör efsanesi, published by Milliyet Yayınları in 1987. OCLC 20483515
    • Translated to French as Un mythe de la terreur : l'extrémisme arménien: ses causes et ses origines; une documentation illustrée Salzburg : Druckhaus Nonntal, 1991. ISBN 3854530137
    • Pravda o terrore : armi︠a︡nskiĭ terrorizm—istoki i prichiny Baku : Azerbaĭdzhanskoe gos. izd-vo, 2000. OCLC 63146231
    • La mitomanía Armenia : el extremismo Armenio: causas y contexto histórico Freilassing ; Salzburg : Edition Zeitgeschichte, 2007. OCLC 301562113
  • Musil von Arabien. Vorkämpfer der islamischen Welt. Wien: Amalthea. 1985. ISBN 3850021998.
  • Kaiser Karl : persönliche Aufzeichnungen, Zeugnisse und Dokumente. Wien: Amalthea. 1984. ISBN 3850021793.
  • Halbmond und Kreuz. Marco d'Aviano und die Rettung Europas. Amalthea, Wien 1983, ISBN 3-85002-326-5
  • Vorhölle zum Paradies. Wien: Zsolnay. 1982. ISBN 3-552-03400-5. OCLC 9945391.
  • Kaiserin Zita : von Österreich nach Österreich. Wein: Amalthea. 1982. OCLC 10992388.
    • Translated to French as Zita de Habsburg : mémoires d'un empire disparu, Paris : Criterion, 1991 OCLC 25465676
  • Zita: Legende und Wahrheit. Vienna: Amalthea Verlag. 1977. pp. Pp. 547. ISBN 3-85002-307-9. OCLC 8115027. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help) [14]
  • Der militärische und hospitalische Orden des hl. Lazarus von Jerusalem : Memento. Wien: Kanzleramt des Grosspriorates v. Österreich des Ordre militaire et hospitalier de Saint-Lazare de Jérusalem. 1974. OCLC 4858479.

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

  1. ^ Feigl, Erich. A Myth of Terror : Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context, page 7.
  2. ^ Short biography in A Myth of Terror.
  3. ^ a b "Türk Dostu Bilimadamı Hayatını Kaybetti" (in Template:Tr). haberler.com. January 26, 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ Prof. Erich Feigl is dead
  5. ^ Der Spiegel, 27 March 1989, Liebe der Völker DER SPIEGEL 13/1989, p. 160
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference apa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Friend of Turkey Feigl to be buried on Monday". Günlük Bülten (6809). Institute for Armenian Research. 1 February 2007.
  8. ^ http://www.ataa.org/reference/diplomats.html June 20, 1984 - Vienna, Austria: A bomb explodes in a vehicle owned by the Assistant Labor and Social Affairs Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, Erdogan Ozen, killing Ozen and seriously injuring five Austrian nationals, including two law enforcement officers. The "Armenian Revolutionary Army" of the Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility for the attack.
  9. ^ http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2005/04/05x04x22.HTM#%2013 He became acquainted with the events of 1915 while doing historical research, and he quickly developed an interest in the issue. Meanwhile, Turkish Attaché for Labor and Social Affairs in Vienna Erdogan Ozen, a close friend of his, was murdered by the terrorist Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) in 1984. Ozen's murder affected him so much that he wrote a book on Armenian terrorism and ant-Turkish activities called 'A Myth of Terror'.
  10. ^ a b Michael M. Gunter (1988). "(review of "A Myth of Terror")". Turkish Studies Association Bulletin. 12 (?): p54-57. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  11. ^ Feigl, Erich. (2006) Armenian Mythomania-Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Historical Context Amalthea Signum ISBN 978-3850025836
  12. ^ Armenian Genocide Research Center
  13. ^ "The work [A Myth of Terror] 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.)." Dagmar C. G. Lorenz (1990). "Hilsenraths Other Genocide". Simon Wiesenthal Center Annual (7): footnote 20. ISSN 0741-8450.
  14. ^ Robert Rie (1983). "Book Review: Erich Feigl, ed. Kaiserin Zita—Legende und Wahrheit. Preface by Cardinal Jószef Mindszenty. Vienna: Amalthea Verlag, 1977. Pp. 547". Austrian History Yearbook. 19. Cambridge University Press: 357–359. doi:10.1017/S006723780000165X.

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