William A. Lessa - Concepedia

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William A. Lessa

University of California, Los Angeles

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WILLIAM A. LESSA, William A. Lessa, William Lessa

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University of California, Los Angeles

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William A. Lessa is an author at University of California, Los Angeles specializing in anthropology, cultural anthropology, and language studies.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Language Studies	12	13	798
2	Education	9	9	663
3	Humanities	1	1	37
4	Medicine	1	1	19
5	Public Health	1	1	12

William A. Lessa

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	Year	Citations
The Types of the Folktale. A Classification and Bibliography William A. Lessa, Antti Aarne, Stith Thompson Journal of American Folklore Literary HistoryMythologyFolklore TraditionFolklore StudyPoetics	1963	355
Reader in Comparative Religion: An Anthropological Approach Rev. Paul E. Lang, William A. Lessa, Evon Z. Vogt The American Catholic Sociological Review Religion StudiesEducationComparative TheologyEthnographyAnthropology	1959	182
Reader in Comparative Religion: An Anthropological Approach. Dan W. Dodson, William A. Lessa, Evon Z. Vogt Journal of Educational Sociology Religious SymbolHuman SocietyEducationComparative TheologySymbolic Analysis	1958	176
Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa William A. Lessa, William Bascom Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion African HistoryReligious SymbolChristian PracticeSpiritualityAfrican Diaspora	1970	174
Reader in Comparative Religion: An Anthropological Approach. David Parkin, William A. Lessa, Evon Z. Vogt Man Religion StudiesEducationComparative TheologyEthnographyAnthropology	1974	141
Ulithi: A Micronesian Design for Living. K. O. L. Burridge, William A. Lessa Man Cultural PracticeMaterial CultureMicronesian DesignEducationCultural Anthropology	1967	63
Ulithi and the Outer Native World* William A. Lessa American Anthropologist Historical GeographyEthnohistoryOrientalismArchaeologyIndigenous People	1950	56
Tikopia Ritual and Belief William A. Lessa, Raymond Firth Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Cultural PracticeTikopia RitualReligious SymbolSpiritualityAnthropology	1969	46
Man and the Sacred William A. Lessa, Roger Caillois, Meyer Barash Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Sexual CulturesHumanitiesEternal GraceCultural PracticeReligious Symbol	1962	37
Tales from Ulithi Atoll: A Comparative Study in Oceanic Folklore Samuel H. Elbert, William A. Lessa Western Folklore Oceanic FolkloreArchaeologyEast Asian LanguagesFolklore TraditionFolklore Study	1962	32

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