Category:Sacred history

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A sacred history is a retelling of history, in either a literary or oral format, with less emphasis on historical fact and more upon instilling faith, defining a group of believers, and/or explaining natural phenomenon.

Sacred histories have meaning and context for a specific group regardless of their historic verifiability; they may or may not be founded on historical fact, which is often a source of contention between believers and non-believers.