Aby Warburg's Pathosformel as methodological paradigm.

The article offers the author's insights on German art historian Aby Warburg and his concept of the "Pathosformel." Topics discussed by the author include the different positions occupied by Warburg in different fields like sociology and comparative literature and his appeal across the disciplines, the applicability of the concept "Pathosformel" in Humanities and Social Science, and the case study on the national personification of Germany.