# Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/historical-religious-and-philosophical-studies/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 223,583 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores various aspects of ancient magical practices and beliefs, including Gnosticism, Hermeticism, alchemy, astrology, Manichaeism, rituals, divination, cultural transmission, and religious syncretism. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13198 |
| Works | 115,919 |

## Topic papers all

- [Divine effects](https://scholariq.org/papers/divine-effects/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [J. Wetzel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/j-wetzel/)
- [Peter Brown](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-brown/)
- [M. Fletcher](https://scholariq.org/researchers/m-fletcher/)
- [Susan Trumbore](https://scholariq.org/researchers/susan-trumbore/)
- [S. Stern](https://scholariq.org/researchers/s-stern/)
- [Ara Norenzayan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ara-norenzayan/)
- [Marilita M. Moschos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marilita-m-moschos/)
- [D. Sutton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/d-sutton/)
- [Michael H. Crawford](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-h-crawford/)
- [Thomas Cavalier‐Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-cavalier-smith/)
- [Johannes Haubold](https://scholariq.org/researchers/johannes-haubold/)
- [Peter J. Burke](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-j-burke/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.