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...In other words, Sinology is the study of Chinese history, religion, philosophy, academics, language, literature, art, and ethnic groups, as well as the historical study of politics, economics, law, and society. However, the study of Chinese geology, weather, animals, plants, minerals, and the description and investigation of the current state of politics, economics, law, and society do not fall within the scope of Sinology. The term Sinology was formerly called Shinology, and is still sometimes used today. It was originally a translation of Sinologie, which arose in the West, especially in France, in the 18th century. The essence of this academic style also exists in mainland China, where it was called Kokugaku or Kangaku, but in the 20th century, a school of Chinese studies that flourished in Kyoto, Japan, centered around Kano Naoki and Naito Konan, created an academic society called the Sinology Society, which included researchers and students of philosophy, literature, and history, and the group of members who edited and published the magazine "Sinology" as an offshoot of this society was called the Sinology Society, with an awareness of Western Sinology. ...

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…つまり中国の歴史，宗教，哲学，学術，言語，文学，美術，民族などの研究や，政治，経済，法制，社会などの歴史的研究が中国学であって，中国の地質，気象，動物，植物，鉱物などの研究や，政治，経済，法制，社会などの現状の記述や調査は中国学の範囲に入らない。中国学という呼称は，従来は支那学とよばれてきて，今もその名称が使われることもあり，元来は西洋とくにフランスで18世紀に起こったシノロジーsinologieの訳語であった。この学風の実質は，中国本土においても存在し，これを国学あるいは漢学と称したが，20世紀に入って日本の京都で栄えた中国に関する学派が，狩野直喜（かのなおき），内藤湖南を中心に哲学，文学，史学の研究者，学生を網羅した支那学会という学会をつくり，その分派として雑誌《支那学》を編集発行する同人の集りを支那学社と称したのは，西洋のシノロジーを意識してのことであった。…

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