Orientalism Definition
Ori·en·tal·ism (ôr′ē en′t'l iz′əm)
noun
- any trait, quality, mannerism, etc. usually associated with people of the East
- the study of Eastern culture
- a viewpoint, as held by someone in the West, in which Asia or specif. the Arabic Middle East is seen variously as exotic, mysterious, irrational, etc.: term used to impute a patronizing attitude
Orientalism Related Forms
O′ri·en′·tal·ist adjective, noun
Orientalism Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: His most recent books include Orientalism, The A to Z of Postmodern Life and the co-authored international bestseller Why Do People Hate America?
- say: Week 2: Postcolonial Literary and Film Theory Text: Said, Orientalism, and Young, Postcolonialism.
Preposition: in
century: The origins and role of Orientalism in the eighteenth century and the reception of Eastern religions in the late nineteenth century.
Adjective modifier
- romantic: Both share a passion for Romantic Orientalism and have frequently featured together in important books on Romanticism and the East.
- seminal: Its arrival, whilst reading the late Edward W Said's seminal book Orientalism, was timely.
- European: But such a priori slicing up of European Orientalism needs to be given a better and more convincing reason.
- 19th-century: What is the relationship between early or mid-19th century writing about empire and late 19th-century orientalism, produced in the heyday of empire?
- Russian: Russian Orientalism, Irwin notes, developed as Peter the Great added Muslim lands to his possessions.
- late: What is the relationship between early or mid-19th century writing about empire and late 19th-century orientalism, produced in the heyday of empire?
Noun used with modifier
book: Its arrival, whilst reading the late Edward W Said's seminal book Orientalism, was timely.
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