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Religious Hierarchy

Religious Hierarchy is a structured system of religious leadership and authority in which individuals or offices are ranked in ascending order of power, responsibility, or spiritual status, distinguishing it from egalitarian or decentralized forms of religious organization.

27

Publications

1.3K

Citations

40

Authors

16

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Ecclesiastical Hierarchy

Parents

Publications

27

Hierarchy and Egalitarianism in Islamic Thought

Louise Marlow, Manochehr Dorraj · Digest of Middle East Studies · 1997 · 243 citations

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The relationship between social status and biological success: A case study of the Mormon religious hierarchy

Linda Mealey · Ethology and Sociobiology · 1985 · 199 citations

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The Economy of Love in Religious Commitment: The Deconversion of Women from Nontraditional Religious Movements

Janet Jacobs · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1984 · 98 citations

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The Hindu Pantheon and the Legitimation of Hierarchy

C. J. Fuller · Man · 1988 · 75 citations

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The Vatican and the American Hierarchy from 1870 to 1965

George Q. Flynn, Gerald P. Fogarty · The American Historical Review · 1983 · 69 citations

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Authors

40

  1. GQ
    George Q. Flynn

    Texas Tech University, United States

    1 publications · 69 citations

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  2. CL
    Christopher L. Miller

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  3. BS
    Brian Stross

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  4. JL
    John L. Brooke

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. GP
    Gerald P. Fogarty

    1 publications · 69 citations

    1

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Institutions

16

  1. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  2. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  6. College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

    Collegeville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    199 citations

  7. Saint Joseph Seminary College

    Covington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    199 citations

  8. Texas Christian University

    Fort Worth, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    486 citations

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Venues

  1. Arabica

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 92 citations

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 2 publications · 124 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. The Canadian Journal of Sociology

    CJS · 1 publications · 26 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Contributions to Indian Sociology

    1 publications · 22 citations

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