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Temple Studies

Temple Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the religious, architectural, and sociocultural dimensions of temple complexes, distinguishing itself through its focused analysis of ritual spaces as centers of sacred practice and institutional power within ancient and historical religious traditions.

934

Publications

33.6K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

416

Institutions

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2017–2026

93

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Publications

934

Rituals and Power: The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor

Edwin M. Yamauchi, Simon Price · The American Historical Review · 1985 · 854 citations

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The Sanctuary of Silence: The Priestly Torah and the Holiness School

Frank H. Gorman, Israel Knohl · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1997 · 383 citations

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Rituals and Power: The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor

Barbara Burrell, Simon Price · The Classical World · 1986 · 380 citations

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To Take Place: Toward Theory in Ritual

David I. Kertzer, Jonathan Z. Smith · Anthropological Quarterly · 1988 · 338 citations

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The Museum, a Temple or the Forum<sup>1</sup>

Duncan F. Cameron · Curator The Museum Journal · 1971 · 246 citations

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Authors

1.2K

  1. JA
    Juan Antonio Belmonte

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    9 publications · 241 citations

    9

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  2. MS
    Mosalam Shaltout

    National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt

    6 publications · 185 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. DU
    David Ussishkin

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    5 publications · 197 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. SZ
    Stephan Zink

    California University of Pennsylvania, United States

    4 publications · 119 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. AA
    Arjun Appadurai

    New York University, United States

    4 publications · 427 citations

    4

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Institutions

416

  1. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    187 citations

  2. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    212 citations

  3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    172 citations

  4. Heritage Malta

    Kalkara, Malta

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    212 citations

  5. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    171 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    323 citations

  7. University of Malta

    Msida, Malta

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    181 citations

  8. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    182 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 43 publications · 2.6K citations

    28

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  2. American Journal of Archaeology

    27 publications · 1K citations

    21

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  3. Journal of Biblical Literature

    SBL · 29 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. Journal of the American Oriental Society

    16 publications · 949 citations

    14

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  5. Journal of Jewish Studies

    14 publications · 591 citations

    13

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