Roy Wallis
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Roy Wallis was a British sociologist best known for his influential studies of new religious movements and cults.
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| Roy Wallis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Wallis Context triple: [Wallis, hasNotableBearer, Roy Wallis]
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A.
Andrew Vowles
Andrew Vowles is a British musician and producer best known as a founding member and early creative force behind the trip-hop group Massive Attack.
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B.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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C.
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris is a British political commentator, columnist, and former Conservative MP known for his incisive and often witty analysis of UK politics.
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D.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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E.
Robert Herbert
Robert Herbert was a 19th-century British-born politician who became the inaugural Premier of Queensland and played a key role in establishing the colony’s early government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Wallis Target entity description: Roy Wallis was a British sociologist best known for his influential studies of new religious movements and cults.
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A.
Andrew Vowles
Andrew Vowles is a British musician and producer best known as a founding member and early creative force behind the trip-hop group Massive Attack.
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B.
Noel Barber
Noel Barber was a British journalist and novelist known for his adventurous reporting and bestselling historical romances, often drawing on his experiences during World War II.
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C.
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris is a British political commentator, columnist, and former Conservative MP known for his incisive and often witty analysis of UK politics.
-
D.
Ben Rothwell
Ben Rothwell is an American mixed martial artist and longtime UFC heavyweight veteran known for his knockout power and unorthodox personality.
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E.
Robert Herbert
Robert Herbert was a 19th-century British-born politician who became the inaugural Premier of Queensland and played a key role in establishing the colony’s early government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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sociologist ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990s ⓘ |
| developedConcept | church-sect-cult typology for new religious movements ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | Queen’s University Belfast ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cult studies
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sociology ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ study of new religious movements ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
religious studies
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social sciences ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic study of cults
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sociology of new religious movements ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | interpretive sociology of religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
studies of cults
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studies of new religious movements ⓘ typology of new religious movements ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Salvation and Protest
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Sectarianism ⓘ The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life ⓘ
linked to:
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The New Religions ⓘ The Road to Total Freedom ⓘ The Social Construction of Charisma ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Sociology at Queen’s University Belfast ⓘ |
| studied |
Scientology
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charismatic religious movements ⓘ conversion processes in new religions ⓘ |
| workLocation | Belfast ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
charisma and authority in religious organizations
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new religious movements in Western societies ⓘ social control of deviant religious groups ⓘ |
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Instruction
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