"Intellectually, too, we can say that without the Reformation’s sanctioning and abetting of the idea of recovering the…"

"Finally, there is another cultural-political contingency. that shaped German oriental studies in its formative years,…"

"Old Testament criticism was never bound by the same rules and prejudices as the study of China or of India, and vice …"

"Hereafter, we will have to reckon again and again with Japan, indeed, with the Orient as a whole. Orientalistik will …"

"...the anachronistic conception that Greece and Rome alone should be considered sources of culture for us, and that t…"

"A hollowed-out space in living rock is a totally different environment from a building constructed of quarried stone.…"

"Over the last 20 years or so evidence has grown that the hub of ancient long-distance seafaring was Southeast and eas…"

"Qiaoxian town officials treated me to lunch. On that day, the main course was sautéed pig's liver. I tried very hard …"

"When people do not respect our [traditions], they become enemies, and we don't consider our enemies to be human any m…"

"Killing people is as easy as killing pigs. Children cry out for help but no one answers them. They are killed with a …"