orientalism.
The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East, especially in 19th century Europe.
Meaning & usage
The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East, especially in 19th century Europe.
An Eastern word, expression, or custom.
A patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies.
Where this word comes from
From French orientalisme, from oriental (“eastern, Oriental”). In the sense “patronizing Western attitude” popularized by Edward Said's 1978 book Orientalism. Equivalent to Oriental + -ism.
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