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Kelly E. Hayes

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Religion and Society in Latin AmericaReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesReligious Tourism and SpacesReligion and Society InteractionsCaribbean history, culture, and politics

Publications

68

Citations

114

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Kelly E. Hayes studies religion and spirituality in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil. Recent work examines new and alternative religious movements—such as the Valley of the Dawn community, described as a 'space age' or UFO-influenced religion, and ayahuasca-based spiritual traditions like Santo Daime—looking at how these groups build beliefs, rituals, healing practices, and sacred spaces.

Religion in Latin America and BrazilNew and alternative religious movementsSpiritual healing and ritual practiceSacred spaces and religious heritageEsotericism and mysticism

Publication activity has been steady over the decade at roughly four per year, with a notable spike in 2024.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 12 publications12242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions×9
  • Education Insights Journal of Research and Practice×1
  • Children and Libraries×1
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×1
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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