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Indianism

Indianism

1 9.9
A 19th-century Brazilian art and writing movement that praises native people as national symbols
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndiənˌɪzəm/
  • Archaic
: indianismo
  • Through Indianism, artists depicted indigenous characters as heroes, reinforcing their importance in Brazil's collective history.

That he deny that in doing so he denied the aspirations of Indianism.

Examples

  • Many writers during the late 19th century embraced Indianism as a way to forge a unique Brazilian cultural narrative.

  • I am not aware that "Indianism" appears elsewhere in the literature of the time:

    Academic text (1991)

  • The warrant's gonna specify the murder of white citizens, horse thievery, and hostile Indianism.

    Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

  • The Southeast Syndrome, this new resurgence of Indian identity or "pan-Indianism" among descendants and others in the Southeast who constellate through recruitment, has had at least two negative consequences.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The overlapping descriptors of Americanism, Anti-Hispanism, Indianism, and the concept of independence as a foundational narrative are three prominent trends in Latin American nationalist writing in the post-independence period.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The literary movement known as Indianism played a crucial role in shaping Brazil's national identity by celebrating indigenous peoples.

Synonyms

indigenismo
vsIndianism
9.9

A movement that values and supports native people, their cultures, and traditions in Latin America

is a 19th-century artistic movement that idealized native peoples as national symbols

Surface Forms

Indianism singular
Indianisms plural

Morphology

Indianism = Indian (semi-transparent) = Indian + ism

Built from 'Indian' + '-ism' (denoting a movement/ideology), but the specific historical Brazilian literary movement is specialized and not fully inferable by a general learner.

Etymology

Indianism comes from Indian, a name early explorers used for native peoples because they thought they had reached 'India', and the ending -ism, which means a 'movement' or 'style', like in tourism. In 19th-century Brazil, Indianism was a cultural movement that celebrated indigenous people as national heroes, so the name fits the idea of a 'movement about Indians'.