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Secret and sacred

Contextualizing the artifacts of African-American magic and religion

Bibliographic Data

ID9306565
AuthorsLaurie A Wilkie (0000-0002-5785-1987, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume31
Issue4
Pages81-106
Publication date1997-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistorical Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0440-9213 • E-ISSN: 2328-1103
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/bf03374245
OpenAlexW2522756336
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited46

African american · Belief system · Ethnology · Formative assessment · Ideology · MAGIC (telescope · Magical thinking · Political science · Politics · Religious community · Sociology · Transformative learning · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Law

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Citations per year2,93
Citation span1998 - 2026 (29)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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