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World Religions

World Religions is a socially-constructed category in the study of religion that demarcates religions characterized by substantial adherent populations, international geographic distribution, and significant influence on human societies.

342

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22.2K

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412

Authors

223

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2017–2026

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Publications

342

Public Religions in the Modern World

Daniel Stuhlsatz, José Casanova · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1995 · 2.2K citations

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The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics

Rhys Williams, Peter L. Berger · Sociology of Religion · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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The invention of world religions: or, how European universalism was preserved in the language of pluralism

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 1K citations

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Continuity Thinking and the Problem of Christian Culture

Joel Robbins · Current Anthropology · 2007 · 730 citations

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The religion paradox: If religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out?

Ed Diener, Louis Tay, David G. Myers · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2011 · 651 citations

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Authors

412

  1. JC
    José Casanova

    Georgetown University, United States

    8 publications · 3.5K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. PB
    Peter Beyer

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 118 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. JH
    John Hick

    Claremont Graduate University, United States

    5 publications · 107 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. SS
    Stephen Sharot

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    4 publications · 248 citations

    4

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  5. AN
    Ara Norenzayan

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    3 publications · 178 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 412

Institutions

223

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    486 citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    383 citations

  3. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    181 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    91 citations

  6. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    102 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    207 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 57 publications · 4K citations

    30

    h-index

  2. British Journal of Religious Education

    11 publications · 234 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Sociology of Religion

    10 publications · 2.4K citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Journal of the American Academy of Religion

    6 publications · 138 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Religion

    6 publications · 328 citations

    6

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See also

World Religions

Major Traditions

Historical Development

Practices

Beliefs

Sacred Texts