Roberto Cipriani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roberto Cipriani

Italian social scientist who has written extensively on popular religion (b.1945)

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1945

Place of Birth: Rovato, Lombardy, Italy

Profession: sociologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Roberto Cipriani (b.
Rovato, 1945) is an Italian social scientist.
He is professor 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 important analytical contributions to the concept of diffused religion by using grounded theory. With diffused religion, "Cipriani seeks to express a kind of faith reference, of religious sentiment which is a part of the culture of a population and which finds continuous modalities of adaptation in relation to the changing times".
"He also underlines what he calls the 'meta-institutional' character of this religion, even if, he says, these characteristics have a religious institutional origin".