Jean Comaroff
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.01%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Archeology top 0.5%
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 15
- Religion, Society, and Development 10
- Religion and Society Interactions 4
- Anthropology 35
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 20
- African history and culture studies 11
- Co-authors
- John Comaroff (106 shared papers)Allen Isaacman (1 shared paper)Sam C. Nolutshungu (1 shared paper)Joan Vincent (1 shared paper)Jan Vansina (1 shared paper)Roy Willis (1 shared paper)Lenore John (1 shared paper)Blair Rutherford (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Ethnologist (7 papers)The International Journal of African Historical Studies (5 papers)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (4 papers)African Studies Review (4 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesIndiaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Jean Comaroff
147 papers receiving 10.0k citations
Jean Comaroff's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
- Anthropology 5.4k
- Archeology 219
- Sociology and Political Science 8.1k
- Geography, Planning and Development 846
- Religious studies 617
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 162 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 1189 |
| 2 | Millennial Capitalism: First Thoughts on a Second Coming Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 884 |
| 3 | Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 831 |
| 4 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 815 |
| 5 | Occult economies and the violence of abstraction: notes from the South African postcolony Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 799 |
| 6 | Theory from the South: Or, how Euro-America is Evolving Toward Africa Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 753 |
| 7 | Ethnicity, Inc. Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 728 |
| 8 | Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 2 Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 594 |
| 9 | Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance: The Culture and History of a South African People. Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 531 |
| 10 | Law and Disorder in the Postcolony Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 490 |
| 11 | 1994 | 479 | |
| 12 | 2001 | 432 | |
| 13 | Law and disorder in the postcolony* Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 427 |
| 14 | 1993 | 395 | |
| 15 | 1993 | 386 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 340 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 218 | |
| 18 | 2007 | 199 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 182 | |
| 20 | 1987 | 166 |
About Jean Comaroff
Jean Comaroff is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Education, Political Science and International Relations and Law, having authored 162 papers that have together received 14.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (20 papers), South African History and Culture (15 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (14 papers), African history and culture studies (11 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (10 papers), Law in Society and Culture (5 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (5.4k citations), Archeology (219 citations), Sociology and Political Science (8.1k citations), Geography, Planning and Development (846 citations) and Religious studies (617 citations). Jean Comaroff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include John Comaroff, Allen Isaacman, Sam C. Nolutshungu, Joan Vincent, Jan Vansina, Roy Willis, Lenore John, Blair Rutherford, Harriet Ngubane and Peter Maguire. Their work appears in journals such as American Ethnologist, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines, African Studies Review and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.
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