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.

The same term has also been used in various other contexts to mean anti-Greek sentiment

Anti-Hellenism has also been used to describe the perceived anti-Greek feelings expressed by the Qumran Dead Sea scrolls.

The term anti-hellenism has also been employed to refer to the self-presentation of the Hasmonean monarchy.

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.

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See also

• Anti-Classicism
• Greek Operation