Opposite of "
Oriental,"
"Occident" is a rare term for "
Western" but let's look at it this way: it's actually a distinctive concept from "Western". The
Japanese can be "Occidental" when they take an "Occidental" position to investigate the "Oriental" civilization of
Islam. A
Muslim Arab can likewise take on an "Occidental" position when s/he chooses to investigate the "Oriental" civilization of the Japanese.
see, this is all relational, unlike "Eastern" and "Western" which have a definite center on earth.