Semitic studies

Semitic employed as comparative linguistics with the Semitic languages ​​, a branch of the Afro -Asiatic languages. In addition Semitic philology also often referred to single -Semitic languages ​​as far as they are not covered by other subjects such as Old Testament theology, Hebrew Studies, Arabic, or Ancient Near Eastern Studies.

History

The European Semitic dates back to the 16th century. The concept underlying the adjective Semitic was coined in 1781 by the historian August Ludwig Schlozer ( 1735-1809 ). In 1900, there was extensive research, mainly by Theodor Nöldeke ( 1836-1930 ) and Carl Brockelmann ( 1868-1956 ). Pulses are particularly assumed Epigraphiken, for example, in recent times the discoveries eblaitischen language.

Universities and disciplines

Semitic Studies is taught at German universities following:

  • Free University of Berlin,
  • Friedrich- Alexander -University Erlangen- Nuremberg,
  • Martin -Luther- University Halle- Wittenberg,
  • Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg,
  • Friedrich -Schiller- University Jena,
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,
  • Philipps- University of Marburg,
  • Ludwig- Maximilians- University of Munich.

Disciplines with which Semitic works closely and often overlap professionally with her, are:

  • Ancient Near Eastern Studies,
  • Arabic,
  • Islamic Studies,
  • Old Testament Studies,
  • Judaism,
  • Linguistics and the science of
  • Christian Orient.

There is a " working group Semitic Studies in the German Oriental Society ".

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