Definitions for orientalism
ˌɔr iˈɛn tlˌɪz əm, ˌoʊr-ori·en·tal·ism

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1. Orientalism, Oriental Studiesnoun

   the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people

2. orientalismnoun

   the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations

   "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas"

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1. orientalismnoun

   In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.

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1. Orientalismnoun

   An idiom of the eastern languages; an eastern mode of speech.

   Etymology: from oriental.

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1. orientalism

   Orientalism refers to the representation or depiction of Eastern societies and cultures in the Western world, often characterized by oversimplification, stereotypes, or exoticizing perspectives. This term was conceptualized by scholar Edward Said in his 1978 book "Orientalism," which criticized the West's patronizing and distorted portrayals of "The East," including Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. Said argued that these portrayals serve as a justification for imperialist and colonialist attitudes. The term can also refer to the academic study of Eastern languages, histories, cultures, and societies.

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1. Orientalism

   Orientalism is a term used by art historians and literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects of Middle Eastern, and East Asian cultures by American and European writers, designers and artists. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically "the Middle East", was one of the many specialisms of 19th century Academic art, and the literatures of European countries took a similar 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 to a general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian and North African societies. In Said's analysis, the West essentializes these societies as static and undeveloped—thereby fabricating a view of Oriental culture that can be studied, depicted, and reproduced. Implicit in this fabrication, writes Said, is the idea that Western society is developed, rational, flexible, and superior.

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1. relationism

2. misrelation

3. normalities

4. eliminators

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orientalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orientalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=orientalism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orientalism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=orientalism
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=orientalism
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=orientalism