Definition of Orientalist. Meaning of Orientalist. Synonyms of Orientalist

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Definition of Orientalist

Orientalist
Orientalist O`ri*en"tal*ist, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.] 1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental. 2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. --Sir J. Shore.

Meaning of Orientalist from wikipedia

- Look up orientalist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Orientalist may refer to: A scholar of Oriental studies A person or thing relating to the Western...
- "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle East, was one of the many specialties...
- on Orientalist subjects, drawn from the Islamic world or other parts of Asia. Many artists listed on this page worked in many genres, and Orientalist subjects...
- tied to the imperialist societies that produced it, which makes much Orientalist work inherently political and servile to power. According to Said, in...
- An Orientalist depiction of cunnilingus by Achille Devéria...
- Generations of scholars in Islamic studies, most of whom studied with Orientalist mentors, helped bridge the gap between Orientalism and Religious studies...
- James Murdoch (27 September 1856 – 30 October 1921) was a Scottish Orientalist scholar and journalist, who worked as a teacher in the Empire of ****an...
- March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar. He was famed for his travels and explorations in...
- Elizabeth Smith (December 1776 – 7 August 1806) was an English translator, linguist, and Biblical and Oriental scholar. Smith, the second child and eldest...
- The International Congress of Orientalists, initiated in Paris in 1873, was an international conference of Orientalists (initially mostly scholars from...