History Quote by Norman Davies

Myth is sometimes more important than history.

— Adrian Dunbar

It is not without fear and trembling that a historian of religion approaches the problem of myth. This is not only because of that…

— Mircea Eliade

Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with…

— Amish Tripathi

“myth” in this strict sense is a story that purports to be in some sense “historical” and that encapsulates and reinforces the strongly held…

— N.T. Wright

Myths are fun, as long as you don't confuse them with the truth.

— Richard Dawkins

“Reading myth as crystallizing historical fact was a common approach in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But it is an approach to myth…

— Helen Morales

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what…

— Ashwin Sanghi

Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.

— Joseph Campbell

The challenge for a writer looking at history is to figure out what is history and what is myth. After all, what you are…

— Dan Brown

“History is often made and buttressed by myths and folklore rather than facts.”

— Daikichi Irokawa

But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny.

— Paul Ricoeur

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

— Rollo May