Fa'afafine, understood as the 'third gender' in Western interpretation, are an accepted part of the Samoan social fabric.
The style originated from Western interpretation of dresses worn by Mandarins in Imperial China.
The other major irritant to Orthodoxy was the Western interpretation of the procession of the Holy Spirit.
This includes both the new age and modern Western interpretations of traditional Indian and Buddhist tantra.
Western 'fast and loose' interpretations of a thousands of years old, holistic study of the human body will understandably cause problems for some.
Chinoiserie, a Western interpretation of styles reflecting the rich influence of Asia, evolved in Europe.
The word "catholic" means "universal" according to most Western interpretations, pronouncing the universality of Christ's church.
Critics of the Western interpretation, including the Emperor himself, argue that the repudiation of divinity was not the point of the rescript.
He was often attacked as a lackey of the West, and for espousing a Western interpretation of Islam.
