Orientalism contains internal subversive discourses more critical than Said’s own

Evidence

I attempt to sort through the problem of this totalization by offering a further refinement of the theory of the author while giving an account of René Guénon, a credentialed Orientalist who—as a case study—subverts Said’s narrative in almost every way. … It is not without an undiluted sense of irony that this critique has the all-too-ready potential to put Said’s discourse in the same place where Said put Orientalist discourse. — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 46 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Orientalism’s denigration of its subject creates an inner contradiction for scholars who study it — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 736; A credentialed Orientalist’s critique can invert Said’s own position on Orientalism — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 46; Decontextualized quotations undermine the coherence of a unified Orientalist discourse — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 449 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• A credentialed Orientalist’s critique can invert Said’s own position on Orientalism #corroborates (0.92) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 46