David Chidester
Impact in
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- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Philosophy top 0.5%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Papers in
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- Religion, Society, and Development 27
- Religion and Society Interactions 7
- South African History and Culture 6
- Education 15
- African cultural and philosophical studies 11
- Religious Education and Schools 6
- Co-authors
- Marita Sturken (1 shared paper)Elizabeth Elbourne (2 shared papers)Edward T. Linenthal (1 shared paper)Kader Asmal (3 shared papers)Irving Hexham (1 shared paper)Nelson Mandela (2 shared papers)Wilmot James (2 shared papers)Wolfram Weiße (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of the American Academy of Religion (7 papers)Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation (5 papers)Material Religion (3 papers)Religion (3 papers)Journal of American History (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited States
In The Last Decade
David Chidester
73 papers receiving 1.2k citations
David Chidester's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
- Geography, Planning and Development 188
- Philosophy 359
- Religious studies 154
- Anthropology 277
- Sociology and Political Science 969
Countries citing papers authored by David Chidester
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Chidester
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Co-authors
The 13 scholars most cited alongside David Chidester, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 80 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangled Memories: The Vietnam War, the AIDS Epidemic, and the Politics of Remembering. Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 508 |
| 2 | 1999 | 236 | |
| 3 | 2005 | 77 | |
| 4 | 1996 | 74 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 69 | |
| 6 | 1992 | 36 | |
| 7 | 1995 | 35 | |
| 8 | 2003 | 31 | |
| 9 | 2018 | 30 | |
| 10 | In His Own Words | 2003 | 28 |
| 11 | 1993 | 26 | |
| 12 | 1996 | 26 | |
| 13 | Christianity: A Global History | 2000 | 24 |
| 14 | Patterns of Transcendence: Religion, Death, and Dying | 1989 | 24 |
| 15 | 2000 | 21 | |
| 16 | 1993 | 18 | |
| 17 | Salvation and Suicide: Jim Jones, The Peoples Temple, and Jonestown | 1991 | 17 |
| 18 | 2012 | 17 | |
| 19 | Patterns of power: Religion and politics in American culture | 1988 | 17 |
| 20 | Patterns of Action: Religion and Ethics in a Comparative Perspective | 1987 | 15 |
About David Chidester
David Chidester is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education, Anthropology, Philosophy and Religious studies, having authored 80 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion, Society, and Development (27 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (11 papers), Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (10 papers), Study and Philosophy of Religion (9 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (7 papers), Anthropological Studies and Insights (7 papers), Religious Education and Schools (6 papers) and South African History and Culture (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (188 citations), Philosophy (359 citations), Religious studies (154 citations), Anthropology (277 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (969 citations). David Chidester has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa and United States. Frequent co-authors include Marita Sturken, Elizabeth Elbourne, Edward T. Linenthal, Kader Asmal, Irving Hexham, Nelson Mandela, Wilmot James, Wolfram Weiße, Pierre L. van den Berghe and Abdulkader Tayob. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Religion and American Culture A Journal of Interpretation, Material Religion, Religion and Journal of American History.
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