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Divine Powers

Divine Powers is a theoretical construct within the study of African Traditional Religions that denotes the singular category of supernatural forces or agency attributed to deities, ancestors, and nature spirits, distinguished by their immanent and transcendent roles in mediating cosmic order, moral authority, and human affairs.

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62

Authors

34

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

54

The Rhetoric of Religion

Laurent Pernot · Rhetorica · 2006 · 133 citations

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Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention

Alan Booth, Carolyn Hamilton · The American Historical Review · 1999 · 130 citations

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Divine fury: a history of genius

Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 126 citations

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On spirit writing: materialities of language and the religious work of transduction

Webb Keane · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 2013 · 113 citations · Full text

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The Power of Money: Politics, Occult Forces, and Pentecostalism in Ghana

Birgit Meyer · African Studies Review · 1998 · 109 citations

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Authors

62

  1. CH
    Carolyn Hamilton

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    2 publications · 166 citations

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  2. SS
    Samuli Schielke

    Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  3. RL
    Roger L. Henrie

    Central Michigan University, United States

    1 publications · 81 citations

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  4. LA
    Leonard A. Kennedy

    University of St. Thomas - Texas, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. LS
    Lazar Stankov

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 89 citations

    1

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Institutions

34

  1. University of Ioannina

    Ioannina, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  2. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    113 citations

  4. Central Michigan University

    Mount Pleasant, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  5. University of Madras

    Chennai, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  6. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

  7. VA West Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  8. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 251 citations

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  2. Religious Studies

    4 publications · 158 citations

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  3. Journal of Religion in Africa

    3 publications · 72 citations

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  4. Process Studies

    2 publications · 28 citations

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  5. African Studies Review

    2 publications · 150 citations

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