The meanings of anachronism

This review aims to summarize the written production on the concept of anachronism in distinct fields of knowledge in recent decades. This overview shows anachronism is given several meanings (e.g., conceptual attribution, heuristic tool, professional taboo, and index of historical consciousness) an...

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Autor: Gonçalves, Bruno
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositorio:História da Historiografia
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/1829
Acceso en línea:https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/1829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anachronism
Concept of History
Theory and History of Historiography
Anacronismo
Conceito de História
Teoria e História da Historiografia
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Sumario:This review aims to summarize the written production on the concept of anachronism in distinct fields of knowledge in recent decades. This overview shows anachronism is given several meanings (e.g., conceptual attribution, heuristic tool, professional taboo, and index of historical consciousness) and reveals strategies for dealing with it (e.g., the establishment of typologies and admission criteria, reaffirmation of the taboo, and radical criticism). Anachronism also plays a critical role in intellectual disputes and thinking about this concept provides an opportunity to rule over historiography. The conclusion is that anachronism is a meaningful, lasting, and polemical concept, whose normative value seems to undermine its own historical investigation.