Definition of Orientalism. Meaning of Orientalism. Synonyms of Orientalism

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Definition of Orientalism

Orientalism
Orientalism O`ri*en"tal*ism, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.] 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. 2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev.

Meaning of Orientalism from wikipedia

- interest in Oriental themes. Since the publication of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978, much academic discourse has begun to use the term 'Orientalism' to refer...
- Orientalism is a 1978 book by Edward W. Said, in which the author establishes the term "Orientalism" as a critical concept to describe the West's commonly...
- Middle East region as was promoted by European orientalism in the same region. The term "black orientalism" was first used by Kenyan academic Ali Mazrui...
- Neo-orientalism is a category of modern incarnations of Orientalist thinking. The term Neo-orientalism is generally found in academic literature to critique...
- William Jones: A vision of Orientalism", Asian Affairs, Vol. 27, Issue 2. (Jun. 1996), pp. 163–176. Fleming, K.E. "Orientalism, the Balkans, and Balkan...
- known for his book Orientalism (1978), a foundational text which critiques the cultural representations that are the bases of Orientalism—how the Western...
- approximately 50 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is one of the oldest branches...
- Oriental Mindoro (Tagalog: Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Silangang Mindoro (Oriental Mindoro))...
-  236–294. ISBN 978-0807816585. Rubiés, Joan-Pau (2005). "Oriental Despotism and European Orientalism: Botero to Montesquieu". Journal of Early Modern History...
- The Oriental magpie (Pica serica) is a species of magpie found from south-eastern Russia to eastern China, Korea, Taiwan, ****an and northern Indochina...