Mythistory

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A history incorporating elements of myth. countable, uncountable

    "The phenomenon of mythistory has a continued tradition from Herodotus through Machiavelli to Scott, Burckhardt, Michelet and Kantorowicz, as the renowned historian Joseph Mali explains […]"

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"The phenomenon of mythistory has a continued tradition from Herodotus through Machiavelli to Scott, Burckhardt, Michelet and Kantorowicz, as the renowned historian Joseph Mali explains […]"

Etymology

Blend of myth + history.

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