Auto-orientalism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The adoption of orientalist perspectives by a culture towards itself. uncountable, usually
"Many Eastern countries experience auto-Orientalism, by which their people participate in existing Western exaggerations and fantasies concerning their culture and customs."
Example
More examples"Many Eastern countries experience auto-Orientalism, by which their people participate in existing Western exaggerations and fantasies concerning their culture and customs."
Etymology
Compound of auto- + Orientalism.
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