Jonathan Z. Smith

5.2k citations
51 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Impact in

    • Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Philosophy top 0.5%
    • Study and Philosophy of Religion
    • Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

Papers in

Jonathan Z. Smith

45 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Imagining Religion: From Babylon to Jonestown 1982 · 363 citations
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Peers

Jonathan Z. Smith
Comparison fields: 5 of 103
  • Religious studies 373
  • Philosophy 552
  • Geography, Planning and Development 224
  • Anthropology 367
  • Archeology 287
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20168
2
God save this honourable court: religion and civic discourse
20160
3 20131
4
Sanglantes origines : entretiens avec Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo et Jonathan Z. Smith
20110
5 200585
6
Here, There, and Anywhere
200312
7 199628
8 19922
9 19901
10
Playful Acts of Imagination.
19875
11 198445
12
Imagining Religion: From Babylon to Jonestown
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1982363
13 1978120
14
Map Is Not Territory: Studies in the History of Religions
1978132
15 19766
16 19755
17 197342
18 197213
19 19712
20 196610

About Jonathan Z. Smith

Jonathan Z. Smith is a scholar working on Religious studies, Classics, Philosophy, Geography, Planning and Development and Anthropology, having authored 51 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religion and Society Interactions (10 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (8 papers), Study and Philosophy of Religion (6 papers), American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 papers), Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 papers), Classical Antiquity Studies (4 papers), Historical and Linguistic Studies (4 papers) and Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Religious studies (373 citations), Philosophy (552 citations), Geography, Planning and Development (224 citations), Anthropology (367 citations) and Archeology (287 citations). Jonathan Z. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David I. Kertzer, Robert Littlewood, Mircéa Éliade, Walter Burkert, René Girard, Donald Wiebe, Armin W. Geertz, Willi Braun, Eugene V. Gallagher and Tim Jensen. Their work appears in journals such as History of Religions, Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, Anthropological Quarterly, Teaching Theology & Religion and Journal of the American Academy of Religion.

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