"In Christian societies, historical dating divides between years 'before the birth of Christ' (B.C.) and after (A.D., anno Domini, or 'year of the Lord'). This system came into wide acceptance in Europe in the eighteenth century, as formal historical consciousness increased. China, Islam, Judaism, and many other societies use different dating systems, referring to their own history. This text, like many recent world history materials, uses the Christian chronology (one has to choose some system) but changes the term to B.C.B. ('before the common era') and C.E. ('of the common era') as a gesture to less Christian-centric labeling."
I added the bold to the paragraph.
This makes me sad and angry. If we are going to use Christian chronology for our dating, than use the Christian terms!
1 comment:
I'm down with you on that one. Heaven forbid we pay attention to the religion.
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