Meanings
nounauto-Orientalism (usually uncountable, plural auto-Orientalisms)
plural auto-Orientalisms
- uncountableusuallyThe adoption of orientalist perspectives by a culture towards itself.
Many Eastern countries experience auto-Orientalism, by which their people participate in existing Western exaggerations and fantasies concerning their culture and customs.
Origin
Compound of auto- + Orientalism.
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