Roman School (history of religion)

In the history of religions, the Roman School is a methodology that emerged after World War II and was prominent in Italy throughout the 1950s.

One of its main characteristics was the ambition to study religion from a neutral or politically aloof perspective.

It began with Raffaele Pettazzoni, who had been one of the first academics to propose a historical approach to the study of religion.

Other prominent disciples of the Roman School include Dario Sabbatucci and Giulia Piccaluga.

[1] The school and its body of work have been examined by later scholars including Giampiera Arrigoni[2] and Marcello Massenzio.