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Ritual Tradition

Ritual Tradition is a transmitted system of ritual practices, beliefs, and norms within a religious community, distinguished by its historical continuity, authoritative prescription, and role in shaping collective religious identity and practice.

93

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3.9K

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128

Authors

56

Institutions

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2017–2026

22

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Publications

93

Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions

Frederick Bird, Catherine Bell · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1999 · 1.4K citations

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The Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual

Richard Sosis · American Scientist · 2004 · 158 citations

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Ritual perspectives and dimensions

Scholar Commons (Santa Clara University) · 1997 · 121 citations

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To Remember and Forget: Archives, Memory, and Culture

Kenneth E. Foote · The American Archivist · 1990 · 102 citations · Full text

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The Mount Kare Python and His Gold: Totemism and Ecology in the Papua New Guinea Highlands

Aletta Biersack · American Anthropologist · 1999 · 95 citations

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Authors

128

  1. JC
    J. C. Heesterman

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 318 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. ML
    Michael Lambek

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

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  3. RW
    Robert W. Hefner

    Boston University, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. RS
    Richard Sosis

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 170 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. HR
    Hendry R. Sawe

    Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

1–5 of 128

Institutions

56

  1. Universitas Hindu Indonesia

    Denpasar, Indonesia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    158 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    192 citations

  3. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  5. John Brown University

    Siloam Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    72 citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  7. Christiani

    Konstanz, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 80 citations

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  2. American Anthropologist

    4 publications · 206 citations

    4

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  3. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 2 publications · 1.4K citations

    2

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  4. Social Science & Medicine

    2 publications · 104 citations

    2

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  5. American Scientist

    2 publications · 170 citations

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