Dio: formazione e sviluppo del monoteismo nella storia delle religioni

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Raffaele Pettazzoni's work, Dio: formazione e sviluppo del monoteismo nella storia delle religioni (1922), explores the formation and development of monotheism within the history of religions. Pettazzoni, an Italian historian of religions, proposed a comparative method in his studies. He emphasized the significance of the divinized sky in the evolution of monotheism and was critical of theories suggesting an original monotheism, believing evidence only supported the idea of early peoples believing in a supreme celestial being. Pettazzoni also highlighted the interconnectedness of historical and phenomenological approaches to studying religion.12

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…work in this connection was Dio: formazione e sviluppo del monoteismo nella storia delle religioni (“God: Formation and Development of Monotheism in the History of Religions”), by the Italian historian of religion Raffaele Pettazzoni (1883–1959), who emphasized the importance of the divinized sky in the development of monotheism. He was…
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…work in this connection was Dio: formazione e sviluppo del monoteismo nella storia delle religioni (“God: Formation and Development of Monotheism in the History of Religions”), by the Italian historian of religion Raffaele Pettazzoni (1883–1959), who emphasized the importance of the divinized sky in the development of monotheism. He was…
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