Anti-Hellenism

Anti-Hellenism

"Anti-Hellenism"' (Greek: "Ανθελληνισμός", Greeklish: "Anthellinismos") is a term that has been applied to describe some views of Oscar Wilde in relation to the Greeks. [http://www.recercat.net/handle/2072/5092?locale=en] ]

The same term has also been used in various other contexts to mean anti-Greek sentiment [http://books.google.com/books?tab=sp&sa=N&hl=en&q=anti-hellenism&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N] ]

"Anti-Hellenism" has also been used to describe the perceived anti-Greek feelings expressed by the Qumran Dead Sea scrolls. [http://books.google.com/books?id=tWIVZldDL0wC&pg=PA98&dq=anti-hellenism&sig=ACfU3U3okEfIppZBZCo9fFz7qTC1fjff0A] ]

The term "anti-hellenism" has also been employed to refer to the self-presentation of the Hasmonean monarchy. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7aK-oGKyIC&pg=PA255&dq=anti-hellenism&lr=&sig=ACfU3U1iTLNy0_kxZ2jVLFNnlJARiiUzSQ] ]

The term "anti-hellenism" has been used to refer to the acts of Judeans who disliked Greek culture for its acceptance of nudity and as a result used circumcision to express themselves, but the same method was also utilised as a measure against anti-hellenism. [http://books.google.com/books?id=bua2dMa9fJ4C&pg=PA175&dq=anti-hellenism&lr=&sig=ACfU3U3WLP85gmqtJAa3Rrp5Ltx2RVHg6A] ]

References

ee also

*Anti-Classicism
*Greek Operation


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