sinology
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Sinology, also referred to as China studies, is the academic discipline of studying China, including Chinese culture, Chinese history, and the Chinese language. It is a subfield of East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on any topic relating to China. It focuses on the study of the Chinese civilization primarily through linguistics, history, culture, literature, philosophy, art, music, cinema, and science. Its origin "may be traced to the examination which Chinese scholars made of their own civilization."
Sinology is the academic study of China that examines Chinese culture, history, language, and civilization through various disciplines including linguistics, history, philosophy, literature, art, and science. It matters because it provides systematic, scholarly understanding of Chinese civilization and its many dimensions, helping people from other cultures gain deeper knowledge of one of the world's major civilizations.
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23 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Japanese sinology
- Chinese sinology
- Western sinology
- Early modern era
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Universities with sinology master programmes
- European universities
- North American universities
- Australian and Oceanian universities
- Arab sinology
- Before 1900
- 20th century and after
- Sinologists
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Sinology, also referred to as China studies, is the academic discipline of studying China, including Chinese culture, Chinese history, and the Chinese language. It is a subfield of East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on any topic relating to China. It focuses on the study of the Chinese civilization primarily through linguistics, history, culture, literature, philosophy, art, music, cinema, and science. Its origin "may be traced to the examination which Chinese scholars made of their own civilization."
The academic field of sinology often refers to Western scholarship. Until the 20th century, it was historically seen as equivalent to philology concerning the Chinese classics and other literature written in the Chinese language. Since then, the scope of sinology has expanded to include Chinese history and palaeography, among other subjects.