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Originally Posted by tooblue
Because a classicist says it -it must be so  The world is not only flat but oral and written history originated exclusively in Europe, specifically the mediterranean ... but only with certain dominant cultures. |
I don't get it.
Western culture including the invention of history (inquiry) did originate in the Mediterranean.
All I was doing is pointing out certain components of modern, Christian (specifically LDS) tradition that parallel ANE and Greek traditions - and how those parallels can be surprising (such as Lucifer as a sympathetic figure).
Historiographical debate, invented tradition, and revisionism are not exclusive to the west, but contemporary Christian (and LDS) cultures are western, and therefore their origins are found in the origins of western civilization. If we were discussing the various traditions of Buddha, we'd be talking about Indian and Chinese traditions.
But we're not.