Classification into an encyclopedia entry neutralizes the threat of heresy

Evidence

Without what he called spirit and style, the mind could “get lost in archaeology”: he was referring to a sort of regimented antiquarianism by which the exotic and the strange would get formulated into lexicons, codes, and finally clichés of the kind he was to ridicule in the Dictionnaire des idées reçues. Under the influence of such an attitude the world would be “regulated like a college. Teachers will be the law. Everyone will be in uniform.” — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 487 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern classification of cultures secularized earlier religious structures; Orientalism disciplined the exotic into lexicons, codes, and clichés — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 487; The encyclopedia’s abbreviation is the true form of philosophical exposition — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 1042 (+1 more)

Related

• Orientalism disciplined the exotic into lexicons, codes, and clichés (similarity 0.88)
• Orientalism operates as radical realism, enumerative rhetoric, and paranoia. (similarity 0.82)
• Orientalism functioned like bureaucracy, treating humans as occasions for files (similarity 0.81)
• Indo-European philology grounded European languages in a harmless Oriental source. (similarity 0.81)
• Anthology selection masks the Orientalist’s editorial censorship as natural typicality (similarity 0.81)
• Policy jargon like modernization and stability masks old Orientalist stereotypes (similarity 0.80)
• Oriental tales circulated widely in English literature across two centuries (similarity 0.78)
• Naming someone an Oriental was also an act of derogation (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Modern classification of cultures secularized earlier religious structures #corroborates (0.80)
• Orientalism disciplined the exotic into lexicons, codes, and clichés #expands (0.72) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 487