Luc de Heusch

1.2k total citations
88 papers, 585 citations indexed

About

Luc de Heusch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc de Heusch has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 585 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Anthropology and 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Luc de Heusch's work include African Studies and Ethnography (13 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (11 papers) and Cultural Identity and Heritage (10 papers). Luc de Heusch is often cited by papers focused on African Studies and Ethnography (13 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (11 papers) and Cultural Identity and Heritage (10 papers). Luc de Heusch collaborates with scholars based in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Luc de Heusch's co-authors include Mary Douglas, Wyatt MacGaffey, J. D. Y. Peel, Michael Bourdillon, Randall M. Packard, Janet Lloyd, Lucy Mair, Roy Willis, David Zeitlyn and John M. Janzen and has published in prestigious journals such as Current Anthropology, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

In The Last Decade

Luc de Heusch

65 papers receiving 348 citations

Peers

Luc de Heusch
Irene Silverblatt United States
Mary Nooter Roberts United States
Inga Clendinnen Australia
Henri Hubert France
Juliet du Boulay
Carlo Severi France
Edna G. Bay United States
Jean‐Loup Amselle France
Annie E. Coombes United Kingdom
Mary Weismantel United States
Irene Silverblatt United States
Luc de Heusch
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Fields of papers citing papers by Luc de Heusch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc de Heusch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Heusch, Luc de. (2009). Pouvoir et religion. Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme eBooks. 2 indexed citations
2.
Heusch, Luc de. (2007). L'ethnie. The vicissitudes of a concept*. Social Anthropology. 8(2). 99–115. 3 indexed citations
3.
Heusch, Luc de. (2006). La transe et ses entours : la sorcellerie, l'amour fou, saint Jean de la Croix, etc.. 2 indexed citations
4.
Heusch, Luc de. (2003). Charisme et royauté. Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra). 1 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (2002). Du pouvoir : anthropologie politique des sociétés d'Afrique centrale. 2 indexed citations
6.
Heusch, Luc de. (2002). L'ennemi « ethnique ». Raisons politiques. 5(1). 53–53. 4 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (2001). L'ethnie: les vicissitudes d'un concept. European Journal of Sociology. 42(1). 79–100. 5 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1997). L'ethnie: les vicissitudes d'un concept. European Journal of Sociology. 38(2). 185–206. 1 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1995). Rwanda: Responsibilities for a Genocide. Anthropology Today. 11(4). 3–3. 10 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1994). Anthropologie d'un génocide: le Rwanda. Les Temps Modernes. 49(579). 1–19. 3 indexed citations
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Goff, Jacques Le, David Kunzle, Thomas Laqueur, et al.. (1989). Fragments for a History of the Human Body, Part Three. 18 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de, et al.. (1989). The Sacrificial Body of the King. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 387–394. 2 indexed citations
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MacGaffey, Wyatt, et al.. (1986). Sacrifice in Africa: A Structuralist Approach. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 20(3). 460–460. 60 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1984). Sacraal koningschap als een symbolisch-politieke structuur: Frazers interpretatie opnieuw bekeken. Sociologische Gids. 31(4). 301–314. 4 indexed citations
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Bourdillon, Michael, et al.. (1983). The Drunken King, Or, the Origin of the State.. Man. 18(3). 616–616. 31 indexed citations
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Peel, J. D. Y. & Luc de Heusch. (1983). Rois nes d'un coeur de vache.. Man. 18(3). 617–617. 19 indexed citations
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Douglas, Mary, et al.. (1981). De la souillure : essai sur les notions de pollution et de tabou. 66 indexed citations
18.
Heusch, Luc de. (1977). Mythologie et littérature. L Homme. 17(2). 101–109. 1 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1975). What shall we do with the drunken king?. Africa. 45(4). 363–372. 6 indexed citations
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Heusch, Luc de. (1963). Anthropologie structurale et symbolisme. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 2. 51–66.

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