Velikovskyism
English edit
Etymology edit
Velikovsky + -ism, named after Russian-American psychoanalyst Immanuel Velikovsky (1895–1979).
Noun edit
Velikovskyism (uncountable)
- (pseudoscience) A pseudohistorical interpretation of ancient history and mythology as shaped by catastrophic cosmic events.
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- I had read Martin Gardner's polemics against pseudosciences like Scientology and Velikovskyism, and I was on the lookout for more.