Bellah
E176860
Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bellah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1567135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bellah Context triple: [Robert N. Bellah, familyName, Bellah]
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A.
Tamyen
Tamyen is an extinct Ohlone (Costanoan) Native American language once spoken in the Santa Clara Valley region of California.
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B.
Hera Gamelia
Hera Gamelia is an aspect of the Greek goddess Hera worshipped as the protector of marriage and the wedding rite.
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C.
Siris
Siris is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that explores metaphysics, theology, and the medicinal virtues of tar-water through a chain of reflective questions and arguments.
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D.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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E.
Thoosa
Thoosa is a minor sea nymph in Greek mythology, known primarily as the mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus by the sea god Poseidon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bellah Target entity description: Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
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A.
Tamyen
Tamyen is an extinct Ohlone (Costanoan) Native American language once spoken in the Santa Clara Valley region of California.
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B.
Hera Gamelia
Hera Gamelia is an aspect of the Greek goddess Hera worshipped as the protector of marriage and the wedding rite.
-
C.
Siris
Siris is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that explores metaphysics, theology, and the medicinal virtues of tar-water through a chain of reflective questions and arguments.
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D.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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E.
Thoosa
Thoosa is a minor sea nymph in Greek mythology, known primarily as the mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus by the sea god Poseidon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
ⓘ
family name ⓘ person ⓘ sociologist ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Bellah ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
religious studies
ⓘ
social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ |
| givenName |
Neelly
ⓘ
linked to:
Neely
Robert ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Robert N. Bellah ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Weber
ⓘ
Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of civil religion in America
ⓘ
work on religion and modern society ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| name |
Robert Neelly Bellah
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert N. Bellah
|
| notableWork |
Beyond Belief
ⓘ
Habits of the Heart ⓘ Religion in Human Evolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Altus, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Robert N. Bellah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Bellah