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high god: a standalone construct

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Sociology of religion

a supreme deity above lesser spirits, whose presence Swanson linked across societies to the number of sovereign groups in a society.

In sociology of religion, high god refers to a supreme deity above lesser spirits, whose presence Swanson linked across societies to the number of sovereign groups in a society. This meaning comes from Swanson (1960) in The birth of the gods.[1]

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References

Swanson, G. E. (1960). The birth of the gods. Ann Arbor Paperbacks, The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472060931

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