Robert Neelly Bellah was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, internationally known for his work in the sociology of religion.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountOakland, California, U.S. 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountCoined the concept of American civil religion in a 1967 article and wrote extensively on the sociology of religion. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountHabits of the Heart (1985) 1 Connections
Associated With
Co-authored Habits of the Heart (1985) with Robert N. Bellah.
Source Wikipedia: Ann Swidler
Earned his doctorate at Berkeley under Robert N. Bellah.
Source Wikipedia: Jeffrey C. Alexander
Institutions Informed
Alexander doctoral training at Berkeley overlapped with Bellah influence there, and Alexander later cultural-sociology turn extended themes from Bellah work on civil religion and culture.
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1. Wikipedia: Robert N. Bellah
WikipediaEducation section, opening sentence
Bellah was born in Altus, Oklahoma, on February 23, 1927.
biography, death paragraph
Bellah died July 30, 2013, at an Oakland, California, hospital from complications after heart surgery.
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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.
body section on Habits of the Heart and civil religion
Bellah was perhaps best known for his work related to American civil religion, a term which he coined in a 1967 article that has since gained widespread attention among scholars.
body section on Habits of the Heart
Bellah is best known for his 1985 book Habits of the Heart
View the Source Wikipedia: Jeffrey C. Alexander
WikipediaAssociated With: Jeffrey C. Alexander, Biography sectionView the Source Wikipedia: Ann Swidler
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