Pseudohistory is the
historical equivalent of
pseudoscience. Pseudohistory typically blends together real history with
myths and
legends, without any attempt at criticism or fact checking. Pseudohistory often serves a
political,
nationalist or
religious agenda.
The following have all been described as pseudohistory:
Afrocentrism, creationism, and the works of Erich von Däniken and Immanuel Velikovsky, Christianity, Islam.
See also:
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