A common criticism has been that many social science scholars ( such as economists, sociologists, and psychologists ) in Western countries focus disproportionately on Western subjects, while anthropology focuses disproportionately on the " other "; this has changed over the last part of the twentieth century as anthropologists increasingly, also study Western subjects, particularly variation across class, region, or ethnicity within Western societies, and other social scientists increasingly take a global view of their fields.

However, since the teachers associated with perennialism are in a sense the authors of the Western masterpieces themselves, these teachers may be open to student criticism through the associated Socratic method, which, if carried out as true dialogue, is a balance between students, including the teacher promoting the discussion.

By the beginning of the 20th century, Western scholars of Islam started to critically engage with the Islamic texts, subjecting them to the same agnostic, searching scrutiny that had previously been applied to Christian texts ( see higher criticism ).

Müller made the term central to his criticism of Western theological and religious exceptionalism ( relative to Eastern religions ), focusing on a cultural dogma which held " monotheism " to be both fundamentally well-defined and inherently superior to differing conceptions of God.

There is particular criticism of the role played by NGOs and the assumption by the Western Anti-globalization movement that they should seek to influence the politics of the Third World.

An important aspect of Russia's relations with the West is the criticism of Russia's political system and human rights management by the Western governments, the mass media and the leading democracy and human rights watchdogs.

* Western text-type, used in textual criticism of Greek New Testament manuscripts

Much of Said's criticism of Western " Orientalism " is based on particularizing trends also present in Asian works by Indian, Chinese and Japanese writers and artists, in their views of Western culture and tradition.

Another criticism of NGOs is that they are being designed and used as extensions of the normal foreign-policy instruments of certain Western countries and groups of countries.

The government's success in suppressing violent Islamist extremists, along with its pro-western foreign policy, has moderated Western criticism of what some have characterized as Tunisia ’ s slow pace in improving democratic practices.

His 2005 work, The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East, with its criticism of Western and Israeli approaches to the Middle East, was well received by critics and students of international affairs, and is perhaps his best-known work.

Norway has been aligned with the Western nations ' criticism of the Assad government and with allegations from human rights organizations of violence against protesters from the military and security forces.

The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the Western world onwards, but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.

Western criticism of the laogai centers not only on the export of products made by forced labor, but also on the claims of detainees being held for political or religious violations, such as leadership of unregistered Chinese House Churches.

The Western text-type is one of several text-types used in textual criticism to describe and group the textual character of Greek New Testament manuscripts.

According to Clark, the series was created in answer to the growing criticism of Western Civilisation, from its value system to its heroes.

Jagland said Norway was unlikely to undertake any boycott, but he added, " The previous racism conference in Durban, South Africa, in 2001, was a festival in the criticism of Western values.

The history of Caucasian Albania has been a major topic of Azerbaijani revisionist theories, which came under criticism in Western and Russian academic and analytical circles, and were often characterized as “ bizarre ” and “ futile .”

O ' Connor was subjected to prolonged criticism by members of the press and also many members of the Western Australian Parliament over the scheme.

Perhaps influenced by traditional Western views about usury, the role of the traditional moneylender has been subject to much criticism, especially in the early stages of modern microfinance.

On a trip to Inner Mongolia in 1984, Hu publicly suggested that Chinese people might start eating in a Western way ( with forks and knives, on individual plates ) in order to prevent communicable diseases.

Western observers noted that the move to rehabilitate Hu Yaobang may have been part of a broader political effort by Hu Jintao to gain support from reform-minded colleagues, who had always respected Hu Yaobang.

* The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments by Ph. D., A. H. G., D. Ay, Alan Keith Tillotson, O. M. D., L. Ac., Nai-shing Hu Tillotson, and M. D., Robert Abel Jr.

Moreover, the Hu Administration's insistence on censorship and the curtailing of freedom of speech has drawn many critics from human rights organizations and Western governments, while artists and writers inside the country chided the Hu Administration's increased restrictions on cultural expressions.

At its conclusion, the War devastated the Jin heartlands in northern China, and was a major cause of the Wu Hu ravaging that ended the Western Jin.

Blending Japanese samurai film traditions with Western editing techniques and Chinese aesthetic philosophy borrowed from Chinese music and operatics, Hu began the trend of a new school of wuxia swordplay films and his perpetual use of a female heroine as the central protagonist.

The media reforms of Hu Jintao have been considered conservative by Western watchdogs.

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Li Yuan's grandfather Li Hu ( 李虎 ) served as a major general under Western Wei's paramount general Yuwen Tai, and was created the Duke of Longxi and given the Xianbei surname Daye ( 大野 ).

In the Qianlong era, scholar Wei Shu ( 魏塾 ) commented on Jiangtong's ( 江统 ) essay Xironglun ( 徙戎论 ) that if the Muslims didn't migrate out they were going to be like the Five Hu 五胡, who overthrew the Western Jin, which resulted in ethnic ( not religious ) conflict between the Wu Hu and Han Chinese.

Western political analysts have compared the handshake of Lien and Hu Jintao to that of Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

While it is hazardous to project the trend of history, it seems clear that a genuine community is painfully emerging in the Western world, particularly among the countries of Western Europe.

The biography of Anthony's life by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of monasticism, particularly in Western Europe through Latin translations.

The Western League, founded in 1893, became particularly aggressive.

Translations of Confucian texts influenced European thinkers of the period, particularly among the Deists and other philosophical groups of the Enlightenment who were interested by the integration of the system of morality of Confucius into Western civilization.

It is thought that such works had considerable importance on European thinkers of the period, particularly among the Deists and other philosophical groups of the Enlightenment who were interested by the integration of the system of morality of Confucius into Western civilization.

Western casuistry dates from Aristotle ( 384 – 322 BC ), yet the zenith of casuistry was from 1550 to 1650, when the Society of Jesus used case-based reasoning, particularly in administering the Sacrament of Penance ( or " confession ").

Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of computing technology in music composition ; particularly that stemming from the Western art music tradition.

The Cathars were largely a homegrown, Western European / Latin Christian phenomenon, springing up in the Rhineland cities ( particularly Cologne ) in the mid-12th century, northern France around the same time, and particularly southern France — the Languedoc — and the northern Italian cities in the mid-late 12th century.

The Djiboutian Government has been very supportive of U. S. and Western interests, particularly during the Gulf crisis of 1990-91 and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

In fact, the three Western commandants regularly protested the presence of the East German National People's Army ( NVA ) in East Berlin, particularly on the occasion of military parades.

The introduction of commercial and domestic refrigerators drastically improved the diets of many in the Western world by allowing foods such as fresh fruit, salads and dairy products to be stored safely for longer periods, particularly during warm weather.

With the later arrival of long range fighters, particularly the P-51, U. S. fighters were able to escort daylight raids far into Germany and establish control of the skies over Western Europe.

The freedoms generated under glasnost enabled increased contact between Soviet citizens and the Western world, particularly with the United States.

Comparative social and economic indicators show Haiti falling behind other low-income developing countries ( particularly in the Western hemisphere ) since the 1980s.

Major trans-shipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and transit point for South American cocaine destined for Western Europe ; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamines and methamphetamines

A major source of zircon ( and hence hafnium ) ores are heavy mineral sands ore deposits, pegmatites particularly in Brazil and Malawi, and carbonatite intrusions particularly the Crown Polymetallic Deposit at Mount Weld, Western Australia.

They are also seen in Western riding events, particularly in rodeo, reining and cutting, where it is particularly important to prevent a saddle from shifting.