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Hero Cult

A Hero Cult is a form of ancient religious veneration directed toward deceased individuals who, distinguished by extraordinary deeds or divine favor, are honored with rituals and sanctuaries at specific loci to mediate protection or benefits for a community.

209

Publications

10.8K

Citations

247

Authors

56

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Variants

Hero-cult

Parents

Children

Publications

209

1–5 of 209

Authors

247

  1. HR
    Henry R. Immerwahr

    4 publications · 385 citations

    4

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  2. WB
    W. B. Stanford

    Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    3 publications · 322 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. IM
    Ivan Morris

    2 publications · 191 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. SH
    Sidney Hook

    Wheaton College - Massachusetts, United States

    2 publications · 154 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. TR
    Thomas Robbins

    University of Minnesota Rochester, United States

    2 publications · 110 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 247

Institutions

56

  1. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  2. East Carolina University

    Greenville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    123 citations

  3. Connecticut College

    New London, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  4. Summit University

    Clarks Summit, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  6. James Madison University

    Harrisonburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 20 publications · 1.4K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 9 publications · 1.5K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. The Classical World

    6 publications · 415 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Phoenix

    4 publications · 291 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. History Reviews of New Books

    4 publications · 215 citations

    4

    h-index

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