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I don’t know what he meant by it, but orientalism is the tendency of western authors, audiences, etc. to conflate many different eastern cultures. It usually stems from a lack of familiarity with any particular culture, and a very shallow knowledge and understanding thereof. An example could be using Mongolian designs in a Persian setting.