I thought that framing eastern things as though they are reflections of western things is Occidentalizing, and treating them as totally alien and mysterious is Orientalizing, so it’s sort of a spectrum where appropriate behavior is in the middle and the two negative practices are on the extremes. At least, that’s what I was taught, there are probably many different definitions and I admit that it’s not really my field . . .
I thought that framing eastern things as though they are reflections of western things is Occidentalizing, and treating them as totally alien and mysterious is Orientalizing, so it’s sort of a spectrum where appropriate behavior is in the middle and the two negative practices are on the extremes. At least, that’s what I was taught, there are probably many different definitions and I admit that it’s not really my field . . .