Roberto Cipriani
Roberto Cipriani (b.
Rovato, 1945) is an Italian
social scientist. He is professor emeritus of
sociology at
Roma Tre University. "He has written extensively on popular religion, the sacred and secularization", and is known for his unconventional applications of the "concept of 'diffused religion' (religione diffusa) and then that of 'religion of values' (religione dei valori)". He has made analytical contributions to the concept of diffused religion by using
grounded theory. "He also underlines what he calls the 'meta-institutional' character of this religion, even if, he says, these characteristics have a religious institutional origin".
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