Ezra Chitando

1.2k total citations
82 papers, 423 citations indexed

About

Ezra Chitando is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ezra Chitando has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 423 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Anthropology and 20 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ezra Chitando's work include African studies and sociopolitical issues (41 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (20 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (20 papers). Ezra Chitando is often cited by papers focused on African studies and sociopolitical issues (41 papers), African cultural and philosophical studies (20 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (20 papers). Ezra Chitando collaborates with scholars based in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. Ezra Chitando's co-authors include Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, Joachim Kügler, Afe Adogame, Ernst M. Conradie, Lovemore Togarasei, Pedzisai Mashiri, Munyaradzi Felix Murove and Kaitano Dube and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Africa and Journal of Religion in Africa.

In The Last Decade

Ezra Chitando

67 papers receiving 344 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ezra Chitando Zimbabwe 11 345 108 101 79 42 82 423
Afe Adogame United Kingdom 13 340 1.0× 103 1.0× 49 0.5× 81 1.0× 42 1.0× 44 441
Adriaan van Klinken United Kingdom 12 368 1.1× 54 0.5× 46 0.5× 74 0.9× 51 1.2× 53 448
David Maxwell United Kingdom 12 395 1.1× 143 1.3× 102 1.0× 206 2.6× 17 0.4× 34 488
Naomi Haynes United Kingdom 10 314 0.9× 71 0.7× 54 0.5× 188 2.4× 19 0.5× 26 416
Mercy Amba Oduyoye United States 7 253 0.7× 180 1.7× 94 0.9× 31 0.4× 22 0.5× 22 347
Gerald West South Africa 12 281 0.8× 315 2.9× 136 1.3× 26 0.3× 25 0.6× 77 491
Joseph R. Washington United States 9 266 0.8× 59 0.5× 76 0.8× 43 0.5× 21 0.5× 21 393
Ignatius Swart South Africa 11 317 0.9× 151 1.4× 85 0.8× 11 0.1× 42 1.0× 46 380
Barry Chevannes United States 6 179 0.5× 19 0.2× 15 0.1× 61 0.8× 34 0.8× 19 297
Albert Jordy Raboteau United States 6 325 0.9× 53 0.5× 32 0.3× 95 1.2× 23 0.5× 37 510

Countries citing papers authored by Ezra Chitando

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ezra Chitando

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ezra Chitando

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ezra Chitando. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ezra Chitando based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ezra Chitando. Ezra Chitando is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chitando, Ezra. (2017). Praying for Courage: African Religious Leaders and Climate Change. The Ecumenical Review. 69(3). 425–435. 8 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2014). Vanhu Vekwedu Vanotya Mwari (Our People are God-fearing): The Valorisation of Zimbabwe in Fungisai Zvakavapano- Mashavave's Wenyasha ndeWenyasha. The Journal of Pan-African Studies. 7(3). 162. 1 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2014). On top of which mountain does one stand to judge religion? Debates from a Zimbabwean context. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(2). 115–136. 3 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2014). Multiplying in the Spirit : African Initiated Churches in Zimbabwe. 20 indexed citations
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Mashiri, Pedzisai, et al.. (2013). A socio-cultural and linguistic analysis of postcolonial christian naming practices in Zimbabwe. UNAM Scholarly Repository (University of Namibia). 2(2). 163–173. 3 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2013). African traditions in the study of religion, diaspora and gendered societies : essays in honour of Jacob Kehinde Olupona. Ashgate eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2012). African traditions in the study of religion in Africa : emerging trends, indigenous spirituality and the interface with other world religions : essays in honour of Jacob Kehinde Olupona. Ashgate eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Togarasei, Lovemore & Ezra Chitando. (2011). “Be therefore reconciled to one another”: the church’s role in justice, healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe. Missionalia. 39(3). 210–227. 1 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (2010). Equipped and ready to serve? Transforming theology and religious studies in Africa. Missionalia. 38(2). 197–210. 8 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (2007). Living with hope. 8 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (2007). A new man for a new era? Zimbabwean Pentecostalism, masculinities, and the HIV epidemic. Missionalia. 35(3). 112–127. 17 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra, et al.. (2004). Black Female Identities in Harare: The Case of Young Women with Dreadlocks. University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository (University of Zimbabwe). 31. 1–21. 2 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (2002). Rewrapping the Christian faith indigenously: a preliminary study of African theology in Zimbabwe. 112. 3–21. 1 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (2001). "Insiders" and "outsiders" in the study of African traditional religions: one more time!. Missionalia. 29(1). 43–54. 2 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (1999). Survival Knows no Bounds: A Study of the Participation of Blacks in the Death Industry in Harare. Journal for the Study of Religion. 12. 65–78. 2 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (1999). Deathly concern: African Christians and cremation in Zimbabwe. Missionalia. 27(1). 10–19. 4 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (1998). The redeeming memory: Reflections on Christianity and black economic empowerment in Zimbabwe. Missionalia. 26(1). 74–93. 1 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (1998). The Phenomenological Method in a Zimbabwean Context: To Liberate or to Oppress?. Zambezia The Journal of Humanities of the University of Zimbabwe. 25(1). 99–114. 7 indexed citations
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Chitando, Ezra. (1997). A Curse of the Western Heritage? Imagining Religion in an African Context. Journal for the Study of Religion. 10(2). 75–95. 3 indexed citations

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