Historicity
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Historicity may mean:
- the quality of being part of recorded historyRecorded historyRecorded history is the period in history of the world after prehistory. It has been written down using language, or recorded using other means of communication. It starts around the 4th millennium BC, with the invention of writing.-Historical accounts:...
, as opposed to prehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing... - the quality of being part of historyHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
as opposed to being a historical myth or legendLegendA legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...
, for example:- Historicity of the IliadHistoricity of the IliadThe extent of the historical basis of the Iliad has been a topic of scholarly debate in classical studies since the 19th century.While the Age of Enlightenment had rejected the story of the Trojan War as fable, the discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik reopened the question in modern...
- Historicity (Bible Studies)
- Historicity of JesusHistoricity of JesusThe historicity of Jesus concerns how much of what is written about Jesus of Nazareth is historically reliable, and whether the evidence supports the existence of such an historical figure...
- Historicity of the canonical Gospels
- Historicism (Christian eschatology)Historicism (Christian eschatology)Historicism is a method of interpretation, in Christian eschatology, by associating biblical prophecies with actual historical events as well as identifying symbolic beings with historical persons or societies. In prophetic theology, the main texts of interest are apocalyptic literature such as the...
, a specific brand of Biblical literalismBiblical literalismBiblical literalism is the interpretation or translation of the explicit and primary sense of words in the Bible. A literal Biblical interpretation is associated with the fundamentalist and evangelical hermeneutical approach to Scripture, and is used almost exclusively by conservative Christians...
- Historicity of Jesus
- Historicity of MuhammadHistoricity of MuhammadThe earliest source of information for the life of Muhammad is the Qur'an, which gives very little information, and is of questioned historicity itself. Next in importance is the sīra literature and Hadith, which survive in the historical works by writers of third and fourth century of the Muslim...
- Historicity of the Iliad
- Historicity (philosophy)Historicity (philosophy)Historicity in philosophy is the underlying concept of history, or the intersection of teleology , temporality , and historiography...
, a word for how history is, to allow discussion as to how its form is interpreted (linear, circular, repetitive etc). - Historicity, the 2009 album by Vijay IyerVijay IyerVijay Iyer is a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, producer, electronic musician, and writer based in New York City.-Biography:Born in 1971 and raised in Rochester, New York, Vijay Iyer is the son of Indian Tamil immigrants to the US. He received 15 years of Western classical training on violin...