Department of Religious Studies
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The Department of Religious Studies is an academic unit that focuses on the scholarly study of religions, beliefs, and related cultural practices.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2150450 — 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: Department of Religious Studies Context triple: [College of Arts and Sciences (University of Miami), hasUnit, Department of Religious Studies]
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A.
School of Religion
The School of Religion is an academic division of Loma Linda University that focuses on theological education, religious studies, and the integration of faith with health and science.
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B.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of Shahid Beheshti University dedicated to teaching and research in Islamic theology, religious thought, and related humanities.
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C.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of the University of Groningen specializing in the scholarly study of religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of the University of Lausanne dedicated to the scholarly study of religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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E.
Department of Theology
The Department of Theology is an academic division of Princeton Theological Seminary dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology and related religious thought.
- 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: Department of Religious Studies Target entity description: The Department of Religious Studies is an academic unit that focuses on the scholarly study of religions, beliefs, and related cultural practices.
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A.
School of Religion
The School of Religion is an academic division of Loma Linda University that focuses on theological education, religious studies, and the integration of faith with health and science.
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B.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of Shahid Beheshti University dedicated to teaching and research in Islamic theology, religious thought, and related humanities.
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C.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of the University of Groningen specializing in the scholarly study of religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is an academic division of the University of Lausanne dedicated to the scholarly study of religion, theology, and related disciplines.
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E.
Department of Theology
The Department of Theology is an academic division of Princeton Theological Seminary dedicated to the scholarly study and teaching of Christian theology and related religious thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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organizational unit ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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social sciences ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
other humanities departments
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social science departments ⓘ |
| employsMethod |
anthropological analysis
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comparative method ⓘ ethnographic research ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ philosophical analysis ⓘ sociological analysis ⓘ textual analysis ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
public outreach
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of religion
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comparative religion ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ ethics ⓘ history of religions ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ psychology of religion ⓘ religious studies ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ study of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| goal |
critical analysis of religious phenomena
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promotion of religious literacy ⓘ scholarly study of religion ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaff |
adjunct faculty
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assistant professor ⓘ associate professor ⓘ lecturer ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
graduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| offersAcademicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
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Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies ⓘ Master of Arts in Religious Studies ⓘ |
| offersCourse |
comparative religion
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introduction to world religions ⓘ methods in religious studies ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ religion and culture ⓘ religion and ethics ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ religion and society ⓘ theories of religion ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
certificate in Religious Studies
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minor in Religious Studies ⓘ |
| partOf |
college of liberal arts
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faculty of arts and humanities ⓘ university ⓘ |
| studies |
religion and culture
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religion and ethics ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ religious beliefs ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ religious practices ⓘ rituals ⓘ sacred texts ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | university campus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Department of Religious Studies Description of subject: The Department of Religious Studies is an academic unit that focuses on the scholarly study of religions, beliefs, and related cultural practices.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
College of Arts and Sciences
linked to: Department of Religious Studies
subject linked to:
Faculty of Philosophy
linked to: Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies
→
hasDepartment
→
Department of Religious Studies
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School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
→
hasDepartment
→
Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to: Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Arts, Ambrose Alli University
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hasOrganizationalUnit
→
Department of Religious Studies
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts