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Rainmaking Rituals

Rainmaking Rituals is a ceremonial practice within the broader category of seasonal rituals that is specifically distinguished by its purpose of invoking precipitation through symbolic actions, communal performances, or spiritual intercessions directed at natural or supernatural forces governing weather patterns.

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43

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19

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2017–2026

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Publications

38

The Policing of Tradition: Colonialism and Anthropology in Southern India

Nicholas B. Dirks · Comparative Studies in Society and History · 1997 · 106 citations

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The Realm of a Rain Queen

Edwin W. Smith · Nature · 1945 · 104 citations

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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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Authors

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  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. ZR
    Zemsky Robert

    Oral Roberts University, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. MB
    M.T. Babane

    University of Venda, South Africa

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Film Independent

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  2. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  3. Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

    Leiden, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  6. Lawrence University

    Appleton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. University of Zimbabwe

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Bantu Studies

    5 publications · 73 citations

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  2. The Ecumenical Review

    3 publications · 56 citations

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  3. The South African Archaeological Bulletin

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  4. History of Religions

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  5. Academy of Management Perspectives

    AMP · 1 publications · 24 citations

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