Gustav Henningsen: del antropólogo al historiador (pasando por archivero) [Gustav Henningsen: from the anthropologist to the historian (as well as the archivist)]

Abstract

This paper sets out the development of Gustav Henningsen’s research in the fields of anthropology, history and archival science. It also summarises the meaning of his work as a whole, as well as the main  contributions he has made to knowledge of various topics in the social and cultural history of Europe in the modern age, such as the magical practices and beliefs of the societies of the past. These contributions include his discoveries and studies of collections from the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, the innovative working methods he applied to them and the creation of tools for analysis that have been used by scholars to achieve outstanding results in the production of knowledge.