Istorija
Istorija is the word for history in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It denotes both the academic discipline that studies past events and the body of knowledge about those events. As a field, istorija examines how societies, cultures, and institutions have evolved over time and how the past is remembered and interpreted in the present.
The term derives from Greek historia, via Latin historia, originally meaning inquiry or learning obtained by
The scope of istorija includes political, economic, social, cultural, intellectual, military, and technological dimensions. Methods combine
Historiography, a subfield of istorija, examines how history is written—its theories, perspectives, and changing interpretations. This
Istorija serves educational, cultural, and civic purposes by promoting understanding of past processes and their relevance