mythmaking

[mith-mayk-ing]

noun

1. the act or process of creating myths.

adjective

1. engaged or involved in creating myths.

Example Sentences

This is in addition to the voluminous effort spanning six nights and 12 hours that reasserts, among many truths, Burns’ dedication to exhuming the rocky facts buried underneath convenient mythmaking.

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It’s a very specific tension that has made movies about female boxers in the 21st century — from “Girlfight” and “Million Dollar Baby” through last year’s “The Fire Inside” — so much more interesting as empowerment case studies than the male-centered ones, which still seem rooted in conventional mythmaking.

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“We also see it in politics, when you look at fake news and all the mythmaking that goes on. Of course, this is nothing new, but I felt it was a good time to sum up my encounters with truth.”

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In the U.S., where religion, culture and politics frequently intertwine, recognizing that sainthood in politics is always constructed – and often strategic – can better allow people to honor loss without letting mythmaking dictate the terms of public life.

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ENB: Let’s circle back to “Afro-esotericism,” which has to do with symbolism, spirituality and this legacy of mythmaking.

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