What is Oriental studies?
[[File:HaytonRemittingHisReportToThePope.JPG|thumb|Hayton of Corycus remitting his report on the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]], to [[Pope]] Clement V, in 1307.]]'''Oriental studies''' include [[Near East]]ern and [[Far East]]ern societies and cultures, languages, and peoples and their histories; in recent years the term [[Asian studies]] has mostly replaced the older term. European study of the region had primarily religious origins, which has remained an important motivation until recent times. ==Related pages== *[[Indology]] *[[Islamic studies]] *[[Japan studies]] *[[Orientalism]] *[[Sinology]] {{stub}} [[Category:Asian studies| ]]