Spiritual wealth and neo-orientalism.: An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies

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From the author: This essay examines knowledge of the "Orient" in the neocolonial period, or "neo-orientalism." In a study that links the production of knowledge about Asia in the colonial period to the construction of the Orient in the present, this essay suggests that fragments about AsIa continue to shape what "Westerners" think about the "East." Whether erotic, venal, or mystical, the East continues to fascinate the West as an arena of self-discovery. In the present, self-discovery has replaced national, strategic, and economic interests in the East, albeit the genealogy of self-interest is linked to earlier forms of Orientalism.

Citation Details
Title: Spiritual wealth and neo-orientalism.
Author: Tessa Bartholomeusz
Publication:Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 19(1)

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