Academic Notes in the Twilight of Years. Volume of Ji Xianlin

Author: Ji Xianlin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The "Academic Sketches" series published by Zhonghua Book Company is known as "Academic Sketches." The collected essays cover a wide range of topics. This series is rigorous in narrative, clear and fresh in writing, providing readers with substantial knowledge and broadening their perspectives. It helps some humanities and social science scholars break free from rigid academic frameworks, fulfilling their role in enlightening the public and spreading culture. This book is part of the "Academic Sketches Series" under the "Ji Xianlin Volume." It includes academic essays by Ji Xianlin, a renowned linguist and Indologist. The book follows a work-centered writing style, with academic research spanning areas such as ancient Indian languages, particularly Buddhist Sanskrit, Tocharian, ancient Indian literature, the history of Indian Buddhism, the history of Chinese Buddhism, the history of Buddhist Central Asia, the history of sugar, the history of Sino-Indian cultural exchange, the history of China's cultural exchanges with the world, the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western cultures, aesthetics and ancient Chinese literary theory, German and Western literature, comparative literature and folk literature, as well as prose and essay writing. The book includes essays such as "My Research on Eastern Culture," "How I Started Studying Sanskrit," "The Introduction of Chinese Ceramic Technology to India," "Reflections on Historical Research," and "Several Issues in the Study of Foreign Literature."