Edition reflects the first in Russian and world science experience of review of orientalism as the special complex discipline. Separate heads and divisions are sanctified to the study of languages, literatures, cultures, history, anthropology, economy, right, religion, basic regions, international relations, geopolitics, applied orientalism and other aspects of countries and societies of Asia and Africa.A monograph is prepared by the collective of anchorwomen specialists-orientalists of the East faculty of the Saint Petersburg state university on the basis of materials of course of lectures on discipline "Introduction to orientalism, африканистику".Can be used by student to direction 030800.62 "Orientalism. Африканистика", and also all by taking interest Asia and Africa.