Based on the legacy and published works of the Göttingen orientalist Paul de Lagarde (18271891), the contributors to this volume undertake a historical inventory of his life and scientific work, including its political aspects, especially Lagarde's anti-Semitism. Besides describing the history of German Ancient Near Eastern Studies, the book also furnishes a broader context against the backdrop of then-prevalent völkisch ideology.

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Heike Behlmer und Orell Witthuhn, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen; Thomas L. Gertzen, Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum, Potsdam.