Introduction
The Metaphor of Historical Distance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4495718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaap Den Hollander (Leiden University), Hugh Paul (0000-0002-9365-6329, Leiden University), Sherman Paul, Herman Paul, Rik Peters (Leiden University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2656 • E-ISSN: 1468-2303 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2303.2011.00599.x |
| OpenAlex | W2132199214 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
What does "historical distance" mean? Starting with Johan Huizinga, the famous Dutch historian who refused to lecture on contemporary history, this introductory article argues that "historical distance" is a metaphor used in a variety of intellectual contexts. Accordingly, the metaphor has ontological, epistemological, moral, aesthetic, as well as methodological connotations. This implies that historical distance cannot be reduced to a single "problem" or "concept." At the same time, this wide variety of meanings associated with distance helps explain why an easily recognizable tradition of scholarly reflection on historical distance does not exist. In a broad survey of nineteenth- and twentieth-century historical theory, this article nonetheless attempts to show that distance has been a major, if seldom explicitly articulated, theme in European and American philosophy of history. In doing so, it pays special attention to those few authors who in recent years have taken up the metaphor for critical study. Finally, the paper summarizes some of the main arguments put forward in the articles comprising this issue on historical distance
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Historical Thinking · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Philosophy of history · Sociology · Theme (computing) · Variety (cybernetics) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Philosophy · Philosophy, History, and Historiography · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
Escrituras de lo cercano. Apuntes para una teoría de la historia reciente argentina
De Qué Hablamos Los Historiadores Del Derecho Cuando Hablamos De Derecho
O conceito de evento limite
On the Emergence of Anti-relativism in the EU’s Historical Culture (2000–2020)
A Metatheatrical Study of Shahid Nadeem’s Play Dara through Historical Distancing
Exploring third-grade students’ historical distancing strategies throughout an inquiry on African American history
Conceptualizing the History of the Present Time
A autópsia como recurso à escrita da história
Afrikanerdom, Archives, and Change
Preparing to Teach a Slavery Past
O mundo não é dos espertos
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |