Ⅰ.The Role of Teachings 1
Ⅱ.Deniers and Utopians 13
Ⅲ.The Mainstream—a brief survey 29
Introduction 29
1.The Eurocentric Approach 31
2.From the Ancient World to the Age of Grotius 37
3.The Age of Enlightenment 55
4.The Age of Imperial Expansion 68
5.The New Age of the Teacher 90
Ⅳ.Transmission of Knowledge 137
1.Teaching—the University 137
2.The Interdisciplinary Approach 150
3.Popular Exposition 162
Ⅴ.The Impact of Teachings 167
Ⅵ.Concluding Reflections 201
Bibliography 211
Documents—Reports 226
List of Cases 227
Index 229