Orientalism

Here are entered works on Western views of Asia or the Middle East and/or adoption of characteristics of Asian or Middle Eastern culture by Westerners.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010610
- info:lc/authorities/sh99010610
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh99010610#concept
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- Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Broader Terms
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 99053419: Readings in Orientalism, 2000: CIP galley (Western views of the Orient, including specific religious, cultural practices, etc. "The Orient" is constructed in Western ideology as a permanent and enduring object of knowledge in opposition to the Occident as its negative and alternative pole. From the 18th century, the Orient has existed within a literary and visual tradition which is both romantic and fantastic.)
- found: Web. 3 ((3) an Oriental turn of thought adopted by a Western thinker; characteristic of Oriental art or culture appearing in Western practice)
- found: AAT (Orientalism: characteristics of Oriental art or culture appearing in Western practice)
LC Classification
- DS61.85
General Notes
- Here are entered works on Western views of Asia or the Middle East and/or adoption of characteristics of Asian or Middle Eastern culture by Westerners.
Change Notes
- 1999-11-18: new
- 2000-02-04: revised

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