Re:Should social networks tell you if you’ve been following ...
by nobody9999 on Thursday September 24, 2020 @09:26AM
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>In which of those sections do they put the Bible? There’s also plenty of content on social media that isn’t cleanly fiction or non-fiction.
It's pretty clear that the anthology/compendium often termed "The Bible" is mostly myth and retellings of oral histories that date back many millenia, with some of those incorporating historical events (think docudrama[0]).
As such, I'd posit that in a vacuum, such works should be placed in the "Historical Fiction" section.
However, since there are quite a few of these works (the Hindu Vedas, the Tripitaka, the Quran, etc.), it seems that the current classification (Religion) is reasonable.
That said, not specifically calling it "fiction" doesn't make it non-fiction.
It's pretty clear that the anthology/compendium often termed "The Bible" is mostly myth and retellings of oral histories that date back many millenia, with some of those incorporating historical events (think docudrama[0]).
As such, I'd posit that in a vacuum, such works should be placed in the "Historical Fiction" section.
However, since there are quite a few of these works (the Hindu Vedas, the Tripitaka, the Quran, etc.), it seems that the current classification (Religion) is reasonable.
That said, not specifically calling it "fiction" doesn't make it non-fiction.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docudrama