![]() ![]() In 1986 Feigl became well known after the publication of his book A Myth of Terror: Armenian Extremism: Its Causes and Its Historical Context. He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, with his ashes being buried on February 5 at Simmering Cemetery in Vienna. ![]() įeigl had died of kidney failure after being hospitalised for a stomach hemorrhage. įeigl received the Medal for the Progress of the Republic of Azerbaijan and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris. ![]() ĭescribed by Der Spiegel as a "fervent admirer" of Empress Zita, he was part of the monarchist committee which organized her funeral in 1989. He also wrote about the history of the Habsburgs (" Kaiser Karl", " Kaiserin Zita").įeigl was a long-time monarchist activist, and in 2006 was awarded honorary membership of the Black-Yellow Alliance, which favors the return of the House of Habsburg to power. He was one of the first authors and commentators to investigate this topic in a contemporary context. 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 worked with the Dalai Lama on various projects (" Bardo", " Rebirth").įeigl became interested in Turkic cultures and history, especially (" Kanuni Sultan"). 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 began writing while still a student, but soon switched over to documentary film-making, continuing his career at Austrian State Television ( ORF). ![]()
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