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From the fourth millennium B.C.E. to the twenty-first century, the Middle East and Asia have experienced rich contacts and exchanges, both across and within their imaginary borders. The two regions have influenced each other’s intellectual and literary developments, served as mutual political examples and been important commercial partners. Yet most transregional studies feature the presence of the West as one constant variable when analysing contacts across areas. This series instead fosters a new understanding of ‘Oriental Studies’ by publishing works of an interdisciplinary nature in which the non-Western world takes centre stage. Combining various approaches across the humanities and social sciences, ‘encounters’ include cultural, economic, intellectual, linguistic, literary and political exchanges between, and within, the Middle East and wider Asia. Maintaining a deep understanding of local languages and cultures, the series presents a more nuanced perspective on global thought, artistic currents and financial flows.
