Orientalism — O ri*en tal*ism, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. [1913 Webster] 2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orientalism — in reference to character, style, trait, or idiom felt to be from the Orient, 1769, from ORIENTAL (Cf. oriental) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Orientalism — [ôr΄ē en′t l iz΄əm] n. [ ORIENTAL + ISM] [also o ] 1. any trait, quality, mannerism, etc. usually associated with people of the East 2. the study of Eastern culture 3. a viewpoint, as held by someone in the West, in which Asia or specif. the… … English World dictionary
Orientalism — For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book). Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting, The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus, 1511, the Louvre. The deer with antlers in the foreground is not k … Wikipedia
Orientalism — A term fraught with political and cultural baggage referring vaguely to the East and long used to refer to collectively, if imprecisely, to the diverse societies east and south of Europe. The term Orientalism was originally used to name the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
orientalism — by Rex Butler Like many of Baudrillard s key terms, otherness [altérité] is divided in its meaning: it is both what is lost in today s society and what Baudrillard opposes to society. It is this that complicates tremendously any analysis of… … The Baudrillard dictionary
orientalism — oriental ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of, from, or characteristic of the Far East. ► NOUN often offensive ▪ a person of Far Eastern descent. DERIVATIVES orientalism noun orientalist noun orientalize (also orientalise) verb orientally adverb … English terms dictionary
Orientalism (book) — Orientalism … Wikipedia
Orientalism in early modern France — Traités nouveaux curieux du café du thé et du chocolate , by Philippe Sylvestre Dufour, 1685. Orientalism in early modern France refers to the interaction of pre modern France with the Orient, and especially the cultural, scientific, artistic and … Wikipedia
orientalism — noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1769 1. something (as a style or manner) associated with or characteristic of Asia or Asians 2. scholarship or learning in Asian subjects or languages • orientalist noun or adjective, often capitalized … New Collegiate Dictionary
