Orientalism by Balaji Ranganathan sir

DAY 3 

So, at the Third day of our discussion on various aspects in post-colonial literature,  we learnt introductory parts of  Orientalism by Balaji Ranganathan sir.  

So, here Edward Said using the ideas and concept of the way "Foucault is trying to look at the nature of How Knowledge Generate Certain Power structures" the belongs of people there was always a segregation of knowledge .so this study of understand the generated being compared  with the idea of Imperial Races and culture were in some way superior with the colonial states, for understanding of this idea of ORIENT is generally known as East , Oriented were West so that's are the various binaries of it. 

So, whole idea of Orientalism or East or West is all  a EUROPEAN idea or a creation of civilization. 

Concept of Arabian Culture 

Balaji Ranganathan sir added the concept of Arabian culture as an example in post-colonial studies, that how this culture is being constructed and decimated and disseminated. The creation of every concept or a culture always has its origin and struggle for survive with the notions of history. 

Orientalism never stand to premise in geographical space for any country or culture. it includes literal aspects of history or a time , for example , William jones known as a father of linguistic his poetry is more about orient and subjects of MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN LITERATURE, for him orient is a subject of Modernity.

Birth of Orientalism 

Modern Orientalism is not a brainchild of nineteenth-century European imperialists and colonialists, but, as Urs App demonstrates, was born in the eighteenth century after a very long gestation period defined less by economic or political motives than by religious ideology. It was highly a victorine time where Catholic church , pope were at the height of the state.

The idea of orient people is much of like with customs of the oriental mind also with oriental destiny. so largely we can not say that orientalism beyond the 19th century, because orientalism is very specifically before the 18th century, and after 20th century early 20 years is very tempting . In the sense of corporate institute it functions like corporate. there are laws and legislations. so with the birth of orientalism many universities , share markets, finance ventures opens up with it. 

So, we can say that orients are rich by politically, sociologically, militarily ideology, scientifically and imaginatively they are rich well.

Orientalism is a anthropological idea

"Orientalism” is a way of seeing that imagines, emphasizes, exaggerates and distorts differences of Arab peoples and cultures as compared to that of Europe and the U.S. It often involves seeing Arab culture as exotic, backward, uncivilized, and at times dangerous. ..

It will be clear to the reader...that by Orientalism I mean several things, all of them, in my opinion, interdependent. The most readily accepted designation for Orientalism is an academic one, and indeed the label still serves in a number of academic institutions. Anyone who teaches, writes about, or researches the Orient--and this applies whether the person is an anthropologist, sociologist, historian, or philologist--either in its specific or its general aspects, is an Orientalist, and what he or she says or does is Orientalism. . . .

 The most important core concept in anthropology is culture. While there have been many definitions of culture, anthropologists usually consider it to be the full range of learned behavior patterns and knowledge acquired by people as members of a society.

Period for researchers  

Orientalism began with very innovative  things many researchers contribute to make this period very valuable. Series of Journals were published, after the handover by queen Elizabeth who  granted East India company  in 1601 the rise of knowledge starts away....Shashi tharoor has written on Culture and Anarchy , Asiatic researchers sir William jones becomes famous across Europe. the same way in India The Buddhism practiced on the ground. Translations were started on the grounds of flourished literature and language on a particular higher state of intellectuals.  

Its not just Manuscript is being translated but also studied in passive way. we had Hindu orientalist too. 

Orients in political  with psychology

When we read the introduction of Orientalism by Edward said he makes a distinction between pure and political knowledge, what the orients are did with political knowledge is that they are start using that knowledge in their exercise or to control dominion and create hegemony on colony or in a way we can say that on depressed , poor people, also they are function to trying keep art within the Aesthetic. colonizers are very powerful to manipulate depressed people in a form of corporate, that's the idea of punishment and awards take place in rule of British.

So, at the concluding part of blog on Orientalism we should know that Orientalism is a mindset actually, it is a kind of strategy to control or rule on somehow on the basis of superiority, in form of gender or color at some extent . it a huge division between orient and orientalism. Orientalism is a methodology to question . it is a method which creates this whole idea of Discipline called

• INDOLOGY 
• ENDLOGICAL STUDIES OF CULTURE

So, this all includes in the study of various culture such as Arabian culture and all. Orientalism always understood with the balance of power. this term can be studies as in form of reformation in things which had created a imbalance in history . 

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