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Miracle Cults

Miracle Cults is a religious phenomenon within pilgrimage history characterized by the veneration of saints or sacred sites associated with reported supernatural interventions, distinguished by the central role of miraculous events in attracting devotees and legitimizing sacred authority.

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56

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17

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2017–2026

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Publications

53

Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul.

Thomas Head, Raymond Van Dam · The American Historical Review · 1994 · 284 citations

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Everyday Miracles: The Study of Lived Religion

Robert A. Orsi · 1997 · 169 citations

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Miracles and Pilgrims: Popular Beliefs in Medieval England

Richard W. Pfaff, R. C. Finucane · The American Historical Review · 1978 · 162 citations

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Miracles and Pilgrims: Popular Beliefs in Medieval England

John J. Contreni, R. C. Finucane · The History Teacher · 1979 · 156 citations · Full text

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Cultures of devotion: folk saints of Spanish America

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 101 citations

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Authors

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  1. PF
    Peter F. Klarén

    George Washington University, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. RC
    R. C. Finucane

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 318 citations

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  3. BR
    Brian R. Kreiser

    University of Southern Mississippi, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  4. HC
    Howard Clark Kee

    Westinghouse Electric (United States), United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. HB
    Hilde Bruch

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

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Institutions

17

  1. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  2. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  3. Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  4. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  5. Texas Wesleyan University

    Fort Worth, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  6. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Greensboro, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 315 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 5 publications · 491 citations

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  3. History of Religions

    3 publications · 90 citations

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  4. The Jewish Quarterly Review

    JQR · 2 publications · 81 citations

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  5. Hispanic American Historical Review

    HAHR · 2 publications · 30 citations

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