Interdisciplinary historical research

group of historians

Psychohistory is a transdisciplinary field of knowledge that represents an amalgam of psychology, history, psychoanalysis, political psychology, anthropology, ethnology, and related social sciences, art, and humanities. Psychohistorians examine the "why's" of history, utilizing the bottom-up approach rather than starting with psychological theories. They combine the insights of psychodynamic psychology, especially psychoanalysis, with the research methodology of the social sciences and humanities, to understand the emotional origin of the behavior of individuals, groups and nations, past and p

Ethnohistory is the study of cultures and indigenous peoples customs by examining historical records as well as other sources of information on their lives and history. It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may not still exist. The term is most commonly used in writing about the history of the Americas.

scholarly discipline about an aspect of history

branch of anthropology around the study of civilisations, historical cultures, societies and ethnography, as well as archaeology and historical analyses

study of human adaptation to social and physical environments

study of the history of concepts

interdisciplinary academic research area regarding influences & impacts of technologies

Psychobiography aims to understand historically significant individuals, such as artists or political leaders, through the application of psychological theory and research.

1968 book by Will Durant and Ariel Durant