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Historical thought, whether it is expressed in writing or through works of art, inevitably contains elements of fiction. Thus in every phase of the development of historical thinking the question arises: were these fictional elements recognized and if so, how was their function perceived? Was any effort made to distinguish between a documented fact and any assumptions or deductions related to it? In examining the past, was it deemed important to curb the free play of imagination or was it thought that any explanation, no matter how fanciful and irrational, was better than none? This is the question that this book attempts to answer. In doing so, it examines a rich variety of texts and also some works of art ranging from the Ancient Near East to the nineteenth century.

History - Philosophy. --- Historicism. --- Historiography. --- Belief and doubt. --- Knowledge, Theory of. --- Légendes et histoire. --- Historiographie. --- Philosophie de l'histoire. --- Croyance (philosophie) --- History --- Historicisme. --- Théorie de la connaissance. --- Philosophy. --- Belief and doubt --- Historicism --- Historiography --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Croyance et doute --- Historicisme --- Historiographie --- Histoire --- Théorie de la connaissance --- Philosophy --- Philosophie --- History, Modern --- Epistemology --- Theory of knowledge --- Psychology --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Conviction --- Doubt --- Consciousness --- Credulity --- Emotions --- Religion --- Will --- Agnosticism --- Rationalism --- Skepticism --- Criticism --- History as a science --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1500-1599 --- anno 1600-1699 --- anno 1700-1799 --- anno 1800-1899 --- anno 1900-1999 --- Knowledge [Theory of ] --- Légendes et histoire. --- Théorie de la connaissance.