A system of beliefs, cultural practices, or political ideology associated with eastern regions or peoples; or excessive interest in eastern cultures.
From 'eastern' plus '-ism' (system/ideology). This term parallels 'Orientalism' and gained usage in the 19th-20th centuries in academic and cultural criticism.
Edward Said's 'Orientalism' examined how Western powers created 'easternism'—an imaginary East serving Western fantasies—showing how vocabulary itself can reveal colonial power structures.
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