Orientalism
/ˌɔːriˈentəlɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण ऑरिएन्टलिज़म
प्राच्यविद्या, प्राच्यवाद
Advanced word
noun
- 1
[U]
the study of the languages, culture and history of Asia, especially by European scholars in the past
प्राच्यविद्या, प्राच्यवाद
- William Jones was a leading figure of Orientalism in 18th-century Calcutta.
- 2
[U] disapproving
a way of seeing Asian and Middle Eastern cultures, especially in Western writing and art, that presents them as strange, backward or exotic
प्राच्यवाद (पश्चिम का रूढ़िबद्ध दृष्टिकोण)
- The film was criticised for its Orientalism.
◇Word family
Orientalist nounoriental adjective
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The critical sense became widely known through Edward Said's book Orientalism, published in 1978.
GK: इसका आलोचनात्मक अर्थ 1978 में प्रकाशित Edward Said की पुस्तक Orientalism से व्यापक रूप से प्रसिद्ध हुआ।