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Rainmaking Ceremonies

Rainmaking Ceremonies is a ritual practice within the broader category of agricultural festivals, distinguished by its specific purpose of invoking precipitation through symbolic or spiritual means to support crop cultivation and agricultural productivity.

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27

Authors

11

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2017–2026

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Publications

24

Imagining Rain-Places: Rain-Control and Changing Ritual Landscapes in the Shashe-Limpopo Confluence Area, South Africa

Maria H. Schoeman · The South African Archaeological Bulletin · 2006 · 69 citations

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Rainmaking Rites of Tswana Tribes.

Mary Douglas, I. Schapera · Man · 1971 · 67 citations

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Rain: a natural and cultural history

Choice Reviews Online · 2016 · 49 citations

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Coercing the Rain Deities in Ancient China

Alvin P. Cohen · History of Religions · 1978 · 48 citations

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Rising clouds, blowing winds: Late Classic Maya rain rituals in the Main Chasm, Aguateca, Guatemala

Reiko Ishihara · World Archaeology · 2008 · 31 citations

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Authors

27

  1. ZH
    Ze Hong

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  2. JH
    Joseph Henrich

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. ES
    Edward Slingerland

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  4. MI
    Mehmet Ilhan Başgöz

    Indiana University, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. EJ
    Eva Jobbová

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 24 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. Museum of London Archaeology

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  2. University of Venda

    Thohoyandou, South Africa

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    39 citations

  6. University of Zimbabwe

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. Maseno University

    Kisumu, Kenya

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. Bantu Studies

    4 publications · 60 citations

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  2. History of Religions

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. The South African Archaeological Bulletin

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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  4. Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. The Ecumenical Review

    1 publications · 26 citations

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