赛义德的《东方主义》为什么没有涉及远东

Why Does Said's Orientalism not Involve the Far East

本文从赛义德的出身背景、研究方法和东方历史三个方面论述了为什么赛义德的《东方主义》没有涉及远东:一、限于阿拉伯出身背景和知识学力,深受中东中心主义或伊斯兰中心主义影响,赛义德突出近东、中东,忽略远东,将远东置于东方的边缘地带;二、赛义德东方主义的研究方法不适于东亚地区(特别是中国)的东方主义研究;三、西方殖民势力没有在远东(主要是中国)取得长期、绝对的殖民统治。故此,远东不具备东方主义发生的必要条件。

Through an analysis of Said's family background, research approaches and the Oriental history, the author discusses why Said's Orientalism did not involve the Far East through a discussion of the following three aspects: 1. Said's family background: Born in an Arabian family, and under the influence of the Middle East as the center and Islamism, Said focused on the Near East and the Middle East and regarded the Far East as the margin of the Orient. 2. His research approach was not quite suitable for the study of the Orientalism in East Asia (especially China). 3. The Western colonial powers did not obtain a long and absolute colonial rule in the Far East (mainly China) and as a result, the Far East did not have the prerequisites for the emergence of Orientalism.