What is another word for Euhemerism?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːhɪməɹˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Euhemerism is the practice of interpreting mythology and religious stories as having a factual basis in history. Some synonyms for this term include historicism, mythicism, and rationalism. Historicist interpretations of mythological stories often attempt to establish correlations between these tales and recorded historical events, whereas mythicist interpretations prioritize the symbolic or imaginative elements of such stories. Rationalist readings of mythology, on the other hand, tend to focus on the logical or philosophical dimensions of these tales. Regardless of their approach, all of these synonyms for euhemerism attempt to make sense of the cultural significance of mythology and religious belief.

Usage examples for Euhemerism

They both apply the principles of Euhemerism to resolve the bright creations of the old mythology into their original elements.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Its Euhemerism is less.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
Subtract from the Brahminism of the Institutes, the importance assigned to caste; substitute for the Euhemerism of the Epics, an elemental religion, and we ascend to the religion of the Vedas; the nominal, but only the nominal basis, of all Hinduism.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham

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