Robert N. Bellah
American sociologist (1927–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Neelly Bellah (February 23, 1927 – July 30, 2013) was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his work related to the sociology of religion.[13]
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Robert N. Bellah | |
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Born | Robert Neelly Bellah (1927-02-23)February 23, 1927 |
Died | July 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 86) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Spouse |
Melanie Hyman
(m. 1948; died 2010) |
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Education | Harvard University (BA, PhD) |
Thesis | Religion and Society in Tokugawa Japan (1955) |
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Other advisors | David Aberle |
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Discipline | Sociology |
Sub-discipline | Sociology of religion |
School or tradition | Communitarianism |
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Doctoral students | Jeffrey C. Alexander[9] |
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