20.500.12556/DiRROS-16304 "Meč, ki prežene zlo" numizmatični ali religijski predmet? The "evil-warding sword" : ǂa ǂnumismatic or religious artefact? Kitajska se ponaša z dolgo in bogato tradicijo uporabe denarja in numizmatič-nih predmetov v ljudskih religijskih in vraževerskih praksah. Med najbolj posebne med njimi gotovo spadajo meči iz starih kitajskih novcev, tako imenovani bixie jian (避邪劍) ali »meči, ki preženejo zlo«. Še posebej priljubljeni so bili v času dinastije Qing (1644–1912), proti koncu katere so se vse pogosteje znašli tudi v zbirkah evropskih zbirateljev in posameznikov, ki so se tedaj mudili na Kitajskem.Slovenski etnografski muzej v Ljubljani hrani kar dva primerka takih predmetov – eden naj bi pripadal Ivanu Skušku ml., avstro-ogrskemu mornariškemu častniku ter nadušememu zbiratelju kitajskih starin in starih novcev, drugi pa misijonarju Petru Baptistu Turku, ki je na tedanjo kitajsko družbo gledal predvsem z vidika lokalnih religij in vraževerja. Kako je meč razumel vsak izmed njiju? In, širše gledano, kako se je vloga in identiteta teh mečev spremenila pri prenosu v sekundarno, evropsko okolje oziroma kako so jih razumeli njihovi novi lastniki? Kako jih danes kategorizirajo evropski muzeji? So v domeni numizmatike ali religije? ali so ti meči za obrambo pred zlimi silami morda eni tistih predmetov, ki se zaradi svoje posebne narave vztrajno izmikajo muzejski klasifikaciji? China boasts a long and rich tradition of using money and numismatic objects as part of popular religious and superstitious practices. Chinese coin-swords, the so-called bixie jian (避邪劍) or “evil-warding swords,” certainly represent some of the most curious objects of the kind. They enjoyed great popularity during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), toward the end of which they also found their way into the possessions of European collectors and individuals who visited China at the time.The Slovene Ethnographic Museum in ljubljana holds two specimens of Chinese coin-swords – one is believed to have belonged to Ivan Skušek Jr., an austro--Hungarian naval officer as well as an enthusiastic collector of Chinese antiques and cash-coins, and the other to Peter Baptist Turk, a Christian missionary who saw Chinese society of the time mainly through the prism of local religions and superstitions. How did each of them view their sword? and, speaking from a broader perspective, how did the role and identity of Chinese coin-swords change after they had been transferred into a secondary, European environment? In other words, how were they understood by their new owners? How do European museums categorise them today? Do they belong to the domain of numismatics or religion? Or do “evil-warding swords” fall into the category of those objects whose specific nature makes them defy all kinds of museum classification? vzhodnoazijske zbirke Skuškova zbirka Ivan Skušek ml. stari kitajski novci meč iz novcev bixie jian numizmatika religijske prakse vraževerske prakse Peter Baptist Turk Kitajska East-Asian collections Skušek collection Chinese cash-coins coin-sword numismatics religious practices superstitious practices China true false true Slovenski jezik Angleški jezik ZRS Koper Neznano 2023-02-28 12:41:26 2023-02-28 12:41:27 2025-01-10 16:04:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 str. 105-135 št. 107/108 Letn. 27 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2022-12-29 069.5:398.3(510) 1318-8828 10.35469/poligrafi.2022.350 136337155 ZRSKP_Poligrafi_107-108_Grcar.pdf ZRSKP_Poligrafi_107-108_Grcar.pdf 1 0B6D2753BEDB298596EA1746DF9FEE81 906a5e954d92075e29e36224fd2fd6204e443c7501348d013afa8930d7ccd3ab b7ffb73a-b754-11ed-b359-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=21759 https://doi.org/10.35469/poligrafi.2022.350 1 75180a0d-b754-11ed-b359-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=21758 Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper / Centro di Ricerche Scientifiche Capodistria 0 0 0