Orientalism as termed by Edward Said

Introduction Edward Said said that it aims to raise awareness of a series of assumptions that orientalism is flawed and a Western attitude toward Muslim society. The evidence of his book "Orientalism" published in 1978 shows that this culture is controversial, affected by post colonial studies and other areas of research. In addition, the scholarship is surrounded by some persistence against Islamic religion and culture and other subtle European centrality bias (Windschuttle, 1999).

Orientalism 's discourse played an important role in the stereotypes of' other 'in Western countries. Orientalism, a term made by Edward Saeed (1978, page 1), refers to "a way to reach an agreement with the East based on the East's special status in Western European experience." In addition, he said, "It is not only adjacent to Europe but also the richest and oldest colonies in Europe, the sources of its civilization and language, cultural competitors, and other deepest and repeated images" Stated.

An important and controversial study by Edward Said, published in 1978, initially redefined the term "East-related scholarship (or eastern language and cultural knowledge)". Emphasizing the understanding of the Western "Orient", "This is a vague term in itself, relying on shaping the image of the Orient to" another ", thereby promoting its colonization and conquest There. Since orientalism is an Oriental Western study (and definition), the center of emergence must be understood in the context of colonialism and imperialism's world history.

A Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said, in his book "Orientalism" (1978), the term "orientalism", especially how the Western countries (Europe and the United States) made up and understood the "Oriental" And the east, discourses through language and history are contaminated by ideological, cultural positions and interests. According to Edward Said, "Orientalism is a way to agree on the oriental special position in Western European experience, not only is the east adjacent to Europe, it is also the wealthiest and oldest place in Europe In addition to one of the colonies, its origins of civilization and language, its cultural competitors, and other deepest and most frequently seen images, the East has as its contrasting image, concept, personality, experience It helps to define Europe (or West).