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Meaning of "Occidentalism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OCCIDENTALISM

Occidentalism  [ˌɒksɪˈdentəlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCCIDENTALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Occidentalism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OCCIDENTALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Occidentalism

The term Occidentalism (Arabic: الاستغراب ) is used to refer to images of 'The West' in one of two main ways: a) stereotyped and sometimes dehumanizing views on the Western world, including Europe and the English-speaking world; and b), ideologies or visions of the West developed in either the West or non-West. The former definition stresses negative constructions of the West and is often focused on the Islamic world. The latter approach has a broader range and includes both positive and negative representations. The term was used in the latter sense by James G. Carrier in his book Occidentalism: Images of the West (1995), and subsequently by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit in their book Occidentalism: the West in the Eyes of its Enemies (2004). The term is an inversion of Orientalism, Edward Said’s label for stereotyped Western views of the East. A number of earlier books had also used the term, sometimes with different meanings, such as Chen Xiaomei's Occidentalism: A Theory of Counter-Discourse in Post-Mao China (New York: Oxford, 1995).

Definition of Occidentalism in the English dictionary

The definition of Occidentalism in the dictionary is the characteristics, customs, ideologies etc of Western countries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCCIDENTALISM


accidentalism
ˌæksɪˈdɛntəlɪzəm
anecdotalism
ˌænɪkˈdəʊtəlɪzəm
anti-imperialism
ˌæntɪɪmˈpɪərɪəlɪzəm
anticlericalism
ˌæntɪˈklɛrɪkəlɪzəm
bicameralism
baɪˈkæmərəlɪzəm
bidialectalism
ˌbaɪdaɪəˈlektəlɪzəm
bilingualism
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəlɪzəm
commensalism
kəˈmɛnsəlɪzəm
exceptionalism
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm
factionalism
ˈfækʃənəlɪzəm
governmentalism
ˌɡʌvəˈmɛntəlɪzəm
herbalism
ˈhɜːbəlɪzəm
hyperrealism
ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəlɪzəm
neocapitalism
ˌniːəʊˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm
neorealism
ˌniːəʊˈriːəlɪzəm
parochialism
pəˈrəʊkɪəlɪzəm
petalism
ˈpetəlɪzəm
teetotalism
tiːˈtəʊtəlɪzəm
triumphalism
traɪˈʌmfəlɪzəm
unilateralism
ˈjuːnɪˈlætərəlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCCIDENTALISM

Occam´s razor
occamy
occasion
occasional
occasional licence
occasional table
occasionalism
occasionalist
occasionality
occasionally
occasioner
occasions
occident
occidental
Occidentalisation
Occidentalise
Occidentalist
Occidentalization
Occidentalize
Occidentally

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCCIDENTALISM

brutalism
capitalism
citizen journalism
colonialism
formalism
imperialism
individualism
journalism
liberalism
literalism
materialism
metabolism
minimalism
nationalism
Orientalism
photojournalism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of Occidentalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Occidentalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCCIDENTALISM

Find out the translation of Occidentalism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Occidentalism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Occidentalism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西方主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

occidentalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

Occidentalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Occidentalism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستغراب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Западничество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ocidentalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Occidentalism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

occidentalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Occidentalism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Okzidentalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オクシデンタリズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Occidentalism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Occidentalism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Occidentalism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலை நாட்டுப் பழக்க வழக்கங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओपेनिस्टॅलिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Garbiyatçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occidentalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okcydentalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

західництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

occidentalism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Occidentalism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

westelike volke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

occidentalismens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Occidentalism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Occidentalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCIDENTALISM»

The term «Occidentalism» is normally little used and occupies the 131.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCIDENTALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Occidentalism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Occidentalism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Occidentalism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCCIDENTALISM»

Discover the use of Occidentalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Occidentalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies
Occidentalism is their groundbreaking investigation of the demonizing fantasies and stereotypes about the Western world that fuel such hatred in the hearts of others.
Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit, 2005
2
Occidentalism: A Theory of Counter-discourse in Post-Mao China
Using China as a focus of her analysis, Chen examines a variety of cultural media, from Shakespearean drama, to Western modernist poetry, to contemporary Chinese television.
Xiaomei Chen, 2002
3
Occidentalism: Images of the West
This volume shows how images of the West shape people's conceptions of themselves and are in turn shaped by members of Western and non-Western societies alike.
James G. Carrier, 1995
4
Occidentalism: Modernity and Subjectivity
This important book critically addresses the `becoming West' of Europe and investigates the `becoming Modern' of the world.
Couze Venn, 2000
5
Nagai Kafu's Occidentalism: Defining the Japanese Self
Describes how writer Nagai Kafū (1879–1959) used his experience of the West to reconcile modernization and Japanese identity.
Rachael Hutchinson, 2011
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Orientalism & Occidentalism: Is Mistranslating Culture ...
Being in denial is not the same as being cured. This book, like the author's seven books published in Japan/ese, treats prejudice by uncovering its roots and exposing them to the healthy light of reason.
Robin Gill, 2004
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Occidentalism: The West In The Eyes Of Its Enemies
But what about the fantasies of the West in the eyes of its self-proclaimed enemies? Those remain largely unexamined and, as Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit argue, woefully misunderstood.
Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit, 2004
8
Occidentalism : A Theory of Counter-Discourse in Post-Mao ...
Xiaomei Chen offers an insightful account of the unremittingly favorable depiction of Western culture and its negative characterization of Chinese culture in post-Mao China from 1978-1988.
Xiaomei Chen Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature Ohio State University, 1995
9
Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West: Orientalism, ...
In describing and analysing this event, this text challenges the view of Orientalism as a one-way process by which Asian cultures are understood through Western ideas.
Judith Snodgrass, 2003
10
Refashioning Iran: Orientalism, Occidentalism, and ...
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi offers a corrective to recent works on Orientalism that focus solely on European scholarly productions without exploring the significance of native scholars and vernacular scholarship to the making of Oriental ...
Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCCIDENTALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Occidentalism is used in the context of the following news items.
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OXI to NAI. NAI to OXI. OXI to OXI.
Which explains the Greek's obsessive quest for Occidentalism's patina while denying their Oriental tendencies. Third, the scale and impact of ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
2
The Anger of the Legions
... for want of a better word, Occidentalism.” Detached from a civil society they loathe as corrupt, this “monastery” is soon deployed against the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Western Media Make Mistake Of Associating Islamic State Directly …
... which we call Occidentalism. So, you know, both sides perhaps have slightly unrealistic views of the other and there is a kind of history thing. «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
4
In the wrong skin: Thailand needs to come to terms with 'white power'
Dr. Wayne Deakin, writer of the paper Occidentalism and Cultural Commodity Fetishism, who is currently writing a book on Hegel, Marx and the ... «Asian Correspondent, Jun 15»
5
A reflection on the conference on 'orientalism revisited' – Mahsa Amiri
Thanks to this self-limitation we are having a bizarre combination of both Occidentalism as a non-productive response to the distorted ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
6
Neither Carter Nor Brzezinski
Nativism was crystallized in the obtuse notion of Occidentalism, Occidentification (GHARB'ZADEGI). The paradox is that despite Nativists ... «Iranian, May 15»
7
Jihadist narrative of Islam must be discredited among Muslims
What some term as occidentalism has resulted in an identity crisis among many Muslims in the West, to whom it has been preached that Islam ... «The Australian, May 15»
8
What Impact Has US Foreign Policy Had on the Muslim World?
... between thought and practice, leading to a penned-in mentality — an “us and them” approach, a form of Occidentalism no less. The reality is ... «Fair Observer, May 15»
9
Is there White Privilege on Indian Tinder?
... made me uncomfortable — this sort of dirty bird pops up every so often on social media — it's the bluntness of her sexual Occidentalism. «GQ India, Apr 15»
10
Why the “othering” of Russia is neither historical analysis nor helpful
... in Mainz; among other subjects, he has done research and taught on the discourses of “Orientalism” and “Occidentalism” in “West” and East.”. «Visegrad Insight, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Occidentalism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/occidentalism>. Apr 2024 ».
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