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Emotional experiences.
1Institute of History, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
History of Psychology
|January 21, 2021
Summary
This study advocates for a history of emotional experiences to better understand past emotions. It suggests using anthropological approaches for cross-cultural and transhistorical comparisons of emotional phenomena.
Area of Science:
- History of Emotions
- Anthropology of Experience
- Psychology
Background:
- The existing history of emotions framework struggles to accommodate complex emotional phenomena from the past.
- A need exists for broader approaches to historical emotional understanding.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue for a history of emotional experiences.
- To propose methods for understanding complex past emotions.
- To facilitate transhistorical and cross-cultural comparisons of emotional experiences.
Main Methods:
- Drawing upon the anthropology of experience.
- Considering diverse methodologies for historical emotional analysis.
- Focusing on comparative approaches across time and cultures.
Main Results:
- The proposed history of emotional experiences framework can better capture nuanced past emotional phenomena.
- Anthropological perspectives offer valuable tools for comparative emotional history.
Conclusions:
- A history of emotional experiences, informed by anthropology, is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of past emotions.
- This approach enables meaningful transhistorical and cross-cultural emotional comparisons.
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