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secondary sourcenoun(historiography) A study of past events or a past author written from the perspective of a later period of time; a document that draws on one or more historical primary sources and interprets or analyses them, including documents such as newspapers whose accuracy is open to question.
source criticismnounThe critical evaluation of a source of information in terms of intent, date, bias, authenticity and reliability by means of the methodologies of the humanities.
quellenforschungnounThe study of the sources of, or influences upon, a literary work.
primary sourcenoun(historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.
tertiary sourcenoun(general scholarship and historiography) A selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.
secondary literaturenounsecondary source
documentarismnoun(literature) The study of the writing or sourcing of texts.
higher criticismnounSynonym of historical criticism (“study of received texts, especially the Bible, as historical sources”).
historical methodnoun(historiography) The techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence to research and then to write history.
historical criticismnounThe systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.
historical researchnounResearch performed using the historical method.
field worknoun(in scientific research) The collection of raw data, in the field
documentologynounThe study of the recording and retrieval of information.
historicismnounA theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
public historynounThe broad range of activities undertaken by people with some training in the discipline of history who generally work outside of specialized academic settings.
fieldworknoun(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.
historiographynoun(countable and uncountable) The writing of history; a written history.
historical dictionarynoun(lexicography) A dictionary on historical principles.
oral historynoun(historiography) The collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.
historiographernounA scholar who studies historiography.

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