Even today, Roman studies are not a preferred or widespread scientific branch in this country. It is not possible to aim the study of the Romani history and culture at any particular ethnological category because there are subethnic Romani groups widespread all over the world. Most of the experts therefore focus on a certain region, selected part of history and culture or on a certain subethnic group. The roots of the Romani studies in the Czech Republic go back to the 1960’s and are connected with the names of Phdr. Eva Davidová and doc. Milena Hübschmannová. Up to this day, no programme focused on the Romani culture and history exists apart from the department of Romani studies in the Indological Institute at Charles University in Prague and the lecture and tutorial activities of the employees of the Museum of Romani Culture. In the work of this museum, it is necessary to use the ethnological knowledge. In some cases, it is utilized completely. Another time, it is necessary to use comparative linguistics, both in the relationship Romani - non-Romani and in the relationship Romani - Romani. Some terms that are normally used in ethnology, e.g. folk costume, are entirely improper in the case of the Romani culture. The results of the Romani studies should be utilized in other scientific branches as well. In practice, what prevails is the misunderstanding of the Romani models of behaviour and the effort to substitute them with majority customs, which leads to mutual alienation and mistrust.
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The contribution recapitulates and appraises the work of the Czech linguist Jiří Lípa (born December 12, 1928, Sušice, Czechoslovakia – died December 24, 2020, Broadview Heights, Ohio, USA). The first part is devoted to the beginnings of Lípa’s interest in the Romani language and his publications from the period before he emigrated to the USA, including the two key monographs written in Czech, Příručka cikánštiny (A Handbook of the Gypsy Language, 1963) and Cikánština v jazykovém prostředí slovenském a českém (The Gypsy Language in the Czech and Slovak Linguistic Environment, 1965). The second part describes Lípa’s work in the field of Roma studies in the USA, his participation in the activities of the Gyspy Lore Society and offers a commented review of his contributions written in English. Special attention is paid to two polemics triggered by Lípa’s works. First, in 1983, in the Newsletter of the Gypsy Lore Society, and the second, a decade later, in 1993 in the Nationalities Papers. The author explains Lípa’s stance in these polemics and shows that his position has been rather misunderstood and misinterpreted. The final section discusses why Lípa’s pioneering work in the field of Roma studies has been mostly forgotten in his motherland.
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