History of Sinology/Front Matter
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BIBLIOTHECA SINICA
Herausgegeben von German China Association (Deutsche China-Gesellschaft)
Editorial Board: David D. Wang (Harvard University) • Karl-Heinz Pohl (University Trier) • Harro von Senger (University Freiburg) • Sam Crane (Williamson College) • Bonnie S. McDougall (Edinburgh University/Oslo) • Zhang Longxi (City University of Hong Kong/Hunan Normal University) • Richard Trappl (Vienna University)
Band 3 · 2026 · LIT Verlag, Berlin
Title
A Global History of Sinology
From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities
Martin Woesler (Germany / China)
with contributions by
Hussain Aryan (Afghanistan), Bankuwiha Etienne 班超 (Burundi), Giray Fidan (Türkiye), Maurice Gountin (Benin), Michael Knüppel (Germany), Luo Huiling 罗惠玲 (Spain), Jorge Malena (Argentina), Ghulam Mustafa (Pakistan), Darya Nechyparuk 达莎 (Belarus), Chandra Setiawan (Indonesia)
2026 · LIT Verlag, Berlin
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Contributors
Editor and Principal Author
Martin Woesler 吴漠汀 (Germany / China), Distinguished Professor (特聘教授) and PhD Supervisor (博导), College of Foreign Languages, Hunan Normal University; Director, International Sinology Centre; Academician, European Academy of Sciences and Arts; President, World Association for Chinese Studies. Mediadesign Hochschule, Berlin.
Contributing Authors
Hussain Aryan (Afghanistan) — Chapter on Sinology in Afghanistan.
Bankuwiha Etienne 班超 (Burundi), PhD Candidate, Nanjing University; Chinese language instructor, University of Burundi — Chapter on the History of Sinology in Burundi.
Giray Fidan (Türkiye) — Chapter on Turkish Sinology: Tracing a Legacy of 507 Years.
Maurice Gountin (Benin) — Chapter on the History and Present Situation of Sinology in Benin (贝宁汉学的发展史与现状).
Michael Knüppel (Germany), Sinologist, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — Contribution on Sinology in Göttingen (Germany chapter).
Luo Huiling 罗惠玲 (Spain) — Chapter on the History of the Study of Sinology in Spain: First Cultural Communications between Two Countries.
Jorge Malena (Argentina), Dr., Universidad del Salvador (Buenos Aires) — Chapter on the State of China Studies in Argentina.
Ghulam Mustafa (Pakistan) — Chapter on the History of Chinese Language and Sinology in Pakistan.
Darya Nechyparuk 达莎 (Belarus), Sinologist, Xi'an International Studies University — Chapter on the Development of Sinology in Belarus (汉学在白俄罗斯的发展历程).
Chandra Setiawan (Indonesia), Lecturer, President University, Indonesia — Chapter on the History of Sinology in Indonesia.