MESA 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: South Asia, Persian Gulf, Indo-European Languages

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
• Course: MESA 2300
• Professor: Richard Cohen

Document Summary

Epistemology - the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Historiography - history writing how you write history. The study of the origin, history, and use of proper names. There is always a story behind a name, and it almost always contains surprises. The science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth"s surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of elem. The detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality. A place name