Historia Crítica

Hist. Crit. | eISSN 1900-6152 | ISSN 0121-1617

The Anachronism in History and the Social Sciences

No. 39E (2009-11-01)
  • Renán Silva Olarte
https://doi.org/10.7440/histcrit39E.2009.14

Abstract

This article briefly examines a subject repeatedly addressed by historians: the anachronism. Called the historian’s “sin of sins” by Lucien Febvre, the article shows the current relevance of this issue and underscores the need to be continuously vigilant with respect to this obstacle to historical understanding, particularly since it is capable of assuming the most surprising forms.

Keywords: anachronism, language, historical analysis, present, past