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Divine Beings

Divine Beings is a singular academic construct denoting supernatural entities regarded as gods or godlike forces within religious and mythological systems, distinguished by their supreme power, transcendent nature, and agency in shaping cosmic or human affairs.

248

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10K

Citations

314

Authors

148

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

40

Variants

Deities

Parents

Publications

248

Divine Relations, Social Relations, and Well-Being

Melvin Pollner · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1989 · 515 citations

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What's divine about divine law?: early perspectives

Choice Reviews Online · 2016 · 268 citations

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Genesis and Geology: A Study in the Relations of Scientific thought, Natural Theology, and Social Opinion in Great Britain, 1790-1850

Charles F. Mullett, Charles Coulston Gillipsie · The American Historical Review · 1951 · 252 citations

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Cognitive Constraints on Hindu Concepts of the Divine

Justin L. Barrett · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1998 · 242 citations

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Subhuman, Inhuman, and Superhuman: Contrasting Humans with Nonhumans in Three Cultures

Nick Haslam, Yoshihisa Kashima, Stephen Loughnan et al. · Social Cognition · 2008 · 239 citations

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Authors

314

  1. KA
    Katherin A. Rogers

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 79 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. RS
    Richard Swinburne

    Thiel College, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. JS
    Jennifer S. H. Brown

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 45 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. SB
    Sarah B. Barber

    University of Central Florida, United States

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. DB
    David Bradshaw

    University of Kentucky, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

148

  1. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    71 citations

  3. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    843 citations

  4. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  5. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  8. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 13 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

    h-index

  2. Faith and Philosophy

    9 publications · 198 citations

    9

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  3. Religious Studies

    7 publications · 179 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. Asian Folklore Studies

    4 publications · 93 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Bulletin for Biblical Research

    BBR · 4 publications · 150 citations

    4

    h-index

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