Adam Ashforth
Impact in
- Anthropology top 2%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
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- African Studies and Ethnography
- South African History and Culture
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 13
- African Studies and Ethnography 13
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- Anthropological Studies and Insights 6
Adam Ashforth
34 papers receiving 725 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 87
- Anthropology 226
- Sociology and Political Science 460
- Religious studies 83
- Infectious Diseases 126
- Economics and Econometrics 103
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa | 2005 | 244 |
| 2 | 2002 | 106 | |
| 3 | 2000 | 92 | |
| 4 | 1990 | 84 | |
| 5 | 1998 | 64 | |
| 6 | 2005 | 56 | |
| 7 | 1998 | 46 | |
| 8 | Of secrecy and the commonplace : Witchcraft and power in Soweto | 1996 | 41 |
| 9 | 2015 | 30 | |
| 10 | 2005 | 23 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 22 | |
| 12 | Weighing Manhood in Soweto | 1999 | 18 |
| 13 | 2014 | 17 | |
| 14 | AIDS, Witchcraft, and the Problem of Power in Post-Apartheid South Africa | 2001 | 16 |
| 15 | 2014 | 16 | |
| 16 | 2015 | 13 | |
| 17 | 1991 | 12 | |
| 18 | 2009 | 9 | |
| 19 | Chasing shadows : Santu Mofokeng, thirty years of photographic essays | 2011 | 6 |
| 20 | 1997 | 5 |
About Adam Ashforth
Adam Ashforth is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Economics and Econometrics, Infectious Diseases and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 38 papers that have together received 955 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include South African History and Culture (13 papers), African Studies and Ethnography (13 papers), HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (13 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (6 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 papers) and Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (226 citations), Sociology and Political Science (460 citations), Religious studies (83 citations), Infectious Diseases (126 citations) and Economics and Econometrics (103 citations). Adam Ashforth has collaborated with scholars based in United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Nicoli Nattrass and SUSAN COTTS WATKINS. Their work appears in journals such as African Studies Review, Journal of Historical Sociology, Social research, Sociological Forum and Public Culture.
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