| Title |
The interest in East Prussian ethnic culture in the second half of the 19th century and its impact on the activities of Richard Dethlefsen / |
| Translation of Title |
Domėjimosi etnine kultūra XIX a. antrosios pusės Rytų Prūsijos įtaka Richardo dethlefseno veiklai. |
| Authors |
Strakauskaitė, Nijolė |
| DOI |
10.15181/ahuk.v30i0.1180 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Acta historica universitatis Klaipedensis: Contact Zones in the Historical Area of East Prussia = Kontaktų zonos istoriniame Rytų Prūsijos regione.. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2015, [t.] 30, p. 74-83.. ISSN 1392-4095. eISSN 2351-6526 |
| Keywords [eng] |
cultural heritage ; ethnocultural tradition ; monument protection ; East Prussia ; Prussian Lithuania ; west Lithuania |
| Abstract [eng] |
The paper analyses the impact of his interest in 19th-century East Prussian ethnic culture on theactivities of Richard Jepsen Dethlefsen (1864–1944), one of the pioneers of monument protection inthe region. Dethlefsen’s important activity in the area of recording and protecting the East Prussiancultural heritage also implied an acquaintance with the cultural values of Prussian Lithuania, whoseroots were formed by the Reformation in the Duchy of Prussia; by Romanticism, which actualisedthe history of Prussia and the Prussian tribes; and a few other factors. Despite the impact of nationalismparadigms in the German Empire in the late 19th century, Dethlefsen’s activities contributedto the understanding of the intentions of his contemporaries to consider East Prussia as a uniquecultural space, whose historical conditions predetermined the survival of the uniqueness of severalethnic regions, by emphasising it as a value of the East Prussian province to be protected. Theconcept of pluriculturalism of the former East Prussia, as revealed in Dethlefsen’s work, remains arelevant guideline for cultural heritage policy in west Lithuania (the former Klaipėda region). |
| Published |
Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2015 |
| CC license |
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