Mapping the Land of Headhunters: János Xántus in Borneo

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dc.contributor.authorVenkovits, Balázs
dc.date.issued2016-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis article studies the travel account of János Xántus on Borneo, presenting the island based on his journey made in 1870. The paper examines how Xántus provides both Hungarian scientists and armchair travelers with fascinating descriptions of the island, often switching between different writing styles and using various tropes of travel writing. Borneo is portrayed not only as unfamiliar but also as uncivilized and particularly un-European. While providing accounts of this little-know area, Xántus does not simply involve binaries of Self and the Other but also reveals his views on European colonization and domination in the region, in particular, he contrasts English and Dutch systems of authority and control, favoring the former and criticizing the latter. Besides the discussion of European influence, the paper also deals with Xántus’ portrayal of the Dayak people. At the end of the article, a translation of excerpts from Xántus’ publication is provided, discussing Dayak (headhunting) traditions, the situation of Dayak women, slavery, and local customs.de
dc.description.abstractThis article studies the travel account of János Xántus on Borneo, presenting the island based on his journey made in 1870. The paper examines how Xántus provides both Hungarian scientists and armchair travelers with fascinating descriptions of the island, often switching between different writing styles and using various tropes of travel writing. Borneo is portrayed not only as unfamiliar but also as uncivilized and particularly un-European. While providing accounts of this little-know area, Xántus does not simply involve binaries of Self and the Other but also reveals his views on European colonization and domination in the region, in particular, he contrasts English and Dutch systems of authority and control, favoring the former and criticizing the latter. Besides the discussion of European influence, the paper also deals with Xántus’ portrayal of the Dayak people. At the end of the article, a translation of excerpts from Xántus’ publication is provided, discussing Dayak (headhunting) traditions, the situation of Dayak women, slavery, and local customs.en
dc.description.abstractThis article studies the travel account of János Xántus on Borneo, presenting the island based on his journey made in 1870. The paper examines how Xántus provides both Hungarian scientists and armchair travelers with fascinating descriptions of the island, often switching between different writing styles and using various tropes of travel writing. Borneo is portrayed not only as unfamiliar but also as uncivilized and particularly un-European. While providing accounts of this little-know area, Xántus does not simply involve binaries of Self and the Other but also reveals his views on European colonization and domination in the region, in particular, he contrasts English and Dutch systems of authority and control, favoring the former and criticizing the latter. Besides the discussion of European influence, the paper also deals with Xántus’ portrayal of the Dayak people. At the end of the article, a translation of excerpts from Xántus’ publication is provided, discussing Dayak (headhunting) traditions, the situation of Dayak women, slavery, and local customs.hu
dc.description.abstractThis article studies the travel account of János Xántus on Borneo, presenting the island based on his journey made in 1870. The paper examines how Xántus provides both Hungarian scientists and armchair travelers with fascinating descriptions of the island, often switching between different writing styles and using various tropes of travel writing. Borneo is portrayed not only as unfamiliar but also as uncivilized and particularly un-European. While providing accounts of this little-know area, Xántus does not simply involve binaries of Self and the Other but also reveals his views on European colonization and domination in the region, in particular, he contrasts English and Dutch systems of authority and control, favoring the former and criticizing the latter. Besides the discussion of European influence, the paper also deals with Xántus’ portrayal of the Dayak people. At the end of the article, a translation of excerpts from Xántus’ publication is provided, discussing Dayak (headhunting) traditions, the situation of Dayak women, slavery, and local customs.nl
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dc.identifier.citationActa Neerlandica, No. 13 (2016): Koppensnellers en ontdekkingsreizigers: Borneo in reisteksten van Hongaren uit de 19de eeuw , 21-48
dc.identifier.eissn3004-1740
dc.identifier.issn1587-8171
dc.identifier.issue13
dc.identifier.jatitleAN
dc.identifier.jtitleActa Neerlandica
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/321827en
dc.languageen
dc.relationhttps://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/actaneer/article/view/10052
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.rights.ownerActa Neerlandica
dc.subjectJános Xántusen
dc.subjecttravelogueen
dc.subjectHungarianen
dc.subjectBorneoen
dc.subjectEast Asiatic Expeditionen
dc.subjectDayak peopleen
dc.subjectcolonizationen
dc.subjectJános Xántushu
dc.subjecttraveloguehu
dc.subjectHungarianhu
dc.subjectBorneohu
dc.subjectEast Asiatic Expeditionhu
dc.subjectDayak peoplehu
dc.subjectcolonizationhu
dc.subjectJános Xántusde
dc.subjecttraveloguede
dc.subjectHungariande
dc.subjectBorneode
dc.subjectEast Asiatic Expeditionde
dc.subjectDayak peoplede
dc.subjectcolonizationde
dc.subjectJános Xántusnl
dc.subjecttraveloguenl
dc.subjectHungariannl
dc.subjectBorneonl
dc.subjectEast Asiatic Expeditionnl
dc.subjectDayak peoplenl
dc.subjectcolonizationnl
dc.titleMapping the Land of Headhunters: János Xántus in Borneoen
dc.typefolyóiratcikkhu
dc.typearticleen
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