Asian studies, a term that has largely replaced the older Oriental studies, is concerned with the Asian peoples, their cultures, languages, history and politics. Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures languages peoples history and archaeology in recent Within the Asian sphere, Asian studies combines aspects of sociology, history, cultural anthropology and many other disciplines to study political, cultural and economic phenomena in Asian traditional and contemporary societies. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Cultural anthropology is one of four fields of Anthropology (the holistic study of humanity) as it developed in the United States. Asian studies forms a field of post-graduate study in many universities. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described
It is a branch of Area studies, and many Western universities combine Asian and African studies in a single faculty or institute, like SOAS in London. In the Humanities and Social sciences, area studies are Interdisciplinary fields of research and scholarship pertaining to a particular geographical African studies is the study of Africa, and can encompass such fields as social and Economic development, Politics, History, The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to " SOAS " pronounced (so as or (so az is a constituent college of the University of It is often combined with Islamic studies in a similar way. This is a sub-article to Religious education, Academic discipline, and Islam. The history of the discipline in the West is covered under Oriental studies. Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures languages peoples history and archaeology in recent
Branches
- South Asian studies/Indology
- Southeast Asian studies
- East Asian studies
- Middle Eastern studies
- Central Asian studies
- Assyriology
- Semitology
- Islamic studies (often overlapping with Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies)
See also
- African studies
- Egyptology
- European studies
- Humanities
- History
- Linguistics
- Asia
- History of Asia
- History of East Asia
- History of South Asia
- History of India
- History of China
- History of Japan
- History of Korea
- China
- Korea
- History of Central Asia
- History of the Middle East
- Ancient Near East
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The following is a link to Asian Philosophy and Religion study only. Indology refers to the academic study of the languages texts History and Cultures of the Indian subcontinent, and as such a subset of Asian studies Indology refers to the academic study of the languages texts History and Cultures of the Indian subcontinent, and as such a subset of Asian studies Dravidian studies (also Dravidology) is the academic field devoted to the Dravidian languages, literature and culture. Tamilology in a general sense denotes research-oriented Tamil Studies by any organization or individual Researcher or school of Scholars, a subset of the larger field Southeast Asian Studies refers to research and education on the language culture and history of the different States and Ethnic groups of Southeast Asia East Asian Studies is a distinct Multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad Humanistic understanding of East Asia Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China but especially in the American academic context refers more strictly to the study of classical language Japanese Studies (aka Japanology) is the study of Japan. Japanology and Japanese studies are terms generally used in Europe to describe the historical Korean studies is an academic discipline focusing on the study of Korea. Middle Eastern studies, a subset of Asian studies, is a name given to a number of academic programs associated with the study of the Culture, Politics, Iranian Studies ( ايران شناسیis an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Iranian cultural region (or the Iranian "cultural continent" Central Asian studies is the discipline of studying the Culture, History, and Languages of Central Asia. Turkology ( Turcology, Turkologie) is a complex of humanities sciences studying languages history literature folklore culture and Ethnology of people Assyriology (from Greek grc Ἀσσυρίᾱ Assyriā; and grc -λογία -logia) is the archaeological historical and linguistic study Semitology is the academic field dedicated to the studies of Semitic languages and literatures and the history of the Semitic peoples. A Hebraist is a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies Specifically British and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of This is a sub-article to Religious education, Academic discipline, and Islam. African studies is the study of Africa, and can encompass such fields as social and Economic development, Politics, History, Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek grc -λογία -logia. علم المصريات مصر شناسی is a major field of Archaeology European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the current development of European integration. The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East History of religions Ancestor worship What we know today as the ancient Chinese culture were developed in the northern area of modern China The term South Asia usually refers to the political entities of the Sub- Himalayan region - namely Republic of India, Pakistan, This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts The history of Korea stretches from Lower Paleolithic times to the present China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The history of Central Asia has been determined primarily by the area's Climate and geography. See also Timeline of Middle Eastern history This article is a general overview of the history of the Middle East. The Ancient Near East refers to early Civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq There are many more programs offering culture, politics, economics and so on.
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