Wilhelm von Humboldt and Transcultural Communication in a Multicultural World – Translating Humanity: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture

Preface A Note on Texts List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Humboldt and the Dialectic of Enlightenment: Language, Culture, and Freedom 2: Language, Dialogue, and Translation: The Human Relevance of the Comparative Study of Language 3: Language Interaction and Language Change: Humboldt on the Kawi Language of Java 4: Humboldt, "Orientalism," and Understanding the Other 5: Humboldt, Translation, and Dialogue between Faiths: Emmanuel Levinas, Stanley Hauerwas, and Shahab Ahmed 6: Scriptural Reasoning: Dialogue and Translation in Practice 7: Secularity and Communities of Faith in the Public Sphere 8: Wilhelm von Humboldt: Translation, Dialogue, and the Modern University Bibliography Index