Alf Hiltebeitel

1.6k total citations
62 papers, 583 citations indexed

About

Alf Hiltebeitel is a scholar working on Religious studies, Philosophy and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alf Hiltebeitel has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 583 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Religious studies, 26 papers in Philosophy and 19 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Alf Hiltebeitel's work include Indian and Buddhist Studies (26 papers), Indian History and Philosophy (15 papers) and Ancient Near East History (11 papers). Alf Hiltebeitel is often cited by papers focused on Indian and Buddhist Studies (26 papers), Indian History and Philosophy (15 papers) and Ancient Near East History (11 papers). Alf Hiltebeitel collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Alf Hiltebeitel's co-authors include Nicholas Allen, Mircéa Éliade, Diane Apostolos‐Cappadona, David Kinsley, Willard R. Trask, Stephen Phillips, Frédérique Apffel Marglin, Barbara Miller, Dennis B. McGilvray and Anne Feldhaus and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Pacific Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Alf Hiltebeitel

51 papers receiving 409 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alf Hiltebeitel United States 14 196 181 178 168 114 62 583
Paula Richman United States 11 150 0.8× 85 0.5× 99 0.6× 189 1.1× 130 1.1× 30 444
Jean-Pierre Vernant France 13 372 1.9× 193 1.1× 73 0.4× 223 1.3× 59 0.5× 79 862
Eva C. Keuls 12 430 2.2× 133 0.7× 77 0.4× 217 1.3× 46 0.4× 26 776
Diana L. Eck United States 9 129 0.7× 85 0.5× 68 0.4× 274 1.6× 121 1.1× 21 568
Nicole Loraux France 14 404 2.1× 195 1.1× 35 0.2× 258 1.5× 80 0.7× 66 802
Bernard McGinn United States 17 43 0.2× 368 2.0× 219 1.2× 241 1.4× 73 0.6× 125 925
Patrick Olivelle United States 14 194 1.0× 254 1.4× 403 2.3× 301 1.8× 102 0.9× 90 754
Gavin Flood United Kingdom 9 83 0.4× 163 0.9× 131 0.7× 212 1.3× 52 0.5× 33 457
H. C. Erik Midelfort United States 12 67 0.3× 83 0.5× 41 0.2× 81 0.5× 79 0.7× 33 525
Gershom Scholem 14 38 0.2× 418 2.3× 187 1.1× 482 2.9× 129 1.1× 92 955

Countries citing papers authored by Alf Hiltebeitel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alf Hiltebeitel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alf Hiltebeitel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2018). Freud's India. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2018). Opposite Wishes. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2014). Bhīṣma's Sources. Studia Orientalia Electronica. 94. 261–278.
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Hiltebeitel, Alf, et al.. (2011). Reading the fifth Veda : studies on the Mahābhārata : essays. BRILL eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2010). Dharma. University of Hawaii Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2010). Recontextualizing Satire of Brahmanical Dharmasastra in the Aggañña Sutta. 3(1). 77–92. 1 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2005). Not Without Subtales: Telling Laws And Truths in The Sanskrit Epics. Journal of Indian Philosophy. 33(4). 455–511. 13 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf, et al.. (2003). The Many Voices of the Mahabharata. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 123(4). 803–803. 11 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf, et al.. (2002). Rethinking the Mahabharata: A Reader's Guide to the Education of the Dharma King. Asian Folklore Studies. 61(2). 341–341. 32 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2001). Draupadī among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits : Rethinking India's oral and classical epics. Oxford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf, et al.. (2001). Is the Goddess a Feminist? : The Politics of South Asian Goddesses. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 27 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (2000). John Brockington, The Sanskrit Epics. Indo-Iranian Journal. 43(2). 161–169. 2 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (1991). On Hindu ritual and the Goddess. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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McGilvray, Dennis B. & Alf Hiltebeitel. (1990). The Cult of Draupadi.. Man. 25(4). 731–731. 15 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf & David Kinsley. (1987). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition.. Pacific Affairs. 60(2). 350–350. 39 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf, et al.. (1986). Wives of the God-King. The Rituals of the Devadasis of Puri.. Pacific Affairs. 59(4). 713–713. 41 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (1980). Draupadī's garments. Indo-Iranian Journal. 22(2). 97–112. 5 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (1980). Śiva, the Goddess, and the Disguises of the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadi. History of Religions. 20(1/2). 147–174. 11 indexed citations
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Hiltebeitel, Alf. (1972). The "Mahābhārata" and Hindu Eschatology. History of Religions. 12(2). 95–135. 3 indexed citations

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