c/askhistorians · by Patnou@lemmy.world · 26dWhat would everyone think of us accepting questions about myth and legends and biblical stuff? 0 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world
3 Comments
wador@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 26d
It does depend on the questions and the answers.
I mean, I could ask something like "how was it to be a prophet in Jerusalem around the year 33?" and that would be a good history question. But if I asked how Noah built the ark, I could also ask were leprechauns get the gold for their pots....
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 26d
As long as it pertains to these topics as literature or how the belief in them affected historical events.
For example, Iulius Gaius Caesar using his clan name - Iulius - to assert that he was a descendant of Venus.
Or how did their religious beliefs affect the defenders of Masada in the first century CE.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7d
I'd think there's a point to it, myths and legends are still part of history.
I just got 220 comic books from India covering a bunch of Indian folklore I was completely unfamiliar with...