Question

Explain the following orientalist historiography?

Answer 1

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**Orientalism is a term that is used by art historians, literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures (Eastern world). These depictions are usually done by writers, designers and artists from the West. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically "the Middle East",[1] was one of the many specialisms of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries took a similar interest in Oriental themes.

Since the publication of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978, much academic discourse has begun to use the term "Orientalism" to refer to a general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian and North African societies. In Said's analysis, the West essentializes these societies as static and undeveloped—thereby fabricating a view of Oriental culture that can be studied, depicted, and reproduced. Implicit in this fabrication, writes Said, is the idea that Western society is developed, rational, flexible, and superior.

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Answer 2

Orientalist Historiography.

1.In the latter part of the eighteenth century, many Europeans schoolers feel corruption about the civilizations and countries of the east.

2. These scholars who studied the Indian civilizations had respect and admiration for it. They were known as Orientalist.

3. The Orientalist studied Indian culture, civilizations, Languages, religious literature and wrote about it in their writings.

4. Their writings were known as Orientalist Historiography.