CONCEPTUL DE MENTALITATE ÎN CERCETAREA ISTORICĂ CONTEMPORANĂ (O SCURTĂ ANALIZĂ ISTORIOGRAFICĂ)

Summary. Mentality is a complex concept with diverse treatments in historiography. In general terms, mentality is the product of the development of long history, being formed by an ensemble/system that includes all forms of manifestation of the consciousness of a collective, as well as those of manifestation of its subconscious (attitudes, behaviors; views on life, religion, of time, space, identity and otherness, etc.; the social imaginary: myth, utopia, symbols), which from the 60s of the 20th century became a priority of historians in most states.Key words: mentality, historiography, Annales School.