The
viewpoint Edward Said expresses in is founded
upon his three-point definition of his concept of
"Orientalism":
- an academic field within multiple
disciplines. - a conception of reality based on the binary form of
"Occidental" opposing "Oriental" [Occident, West; Orient, East]. - Imperialistic philosophy and mechanization's of the Occident to dominate and control
the Orient.
Said's particular interest as expressed in
Orientalism is the Muslim Middle East, due in part to Said's own ethnic
background. Thus the particulars of Orientalism--as an academic field and as a binary form--as
it relates to...
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