orientalism

noun

Meaning

In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
An Eastern word, expression, or custom.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

techno-orientalism(English)orientology(English)oriental studies(English)occidentalist(English)orientologist(English)effectism(English)ethnoaesthetics(English)imagology(English)exoticism(English)intellectualism(English)eurocentric(English)orientalist(English)

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Sources

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