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The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
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This work examines the historical development of religious belief, arguing that concepts of divinity were originally connected to sex and the feminine principle before later patriarchal reinterpretation. It suits readers interested in comparative religion, the history of religious ideas, and early feminist scholarship.
Eliza Burt Gamble
Eliza Burt Gamble (1841–1920) was an intellectual active in the 19th and early 20th centuries. She was an advocate of the Women's Movement, a mother, a writer, and a teacher from Michigan. Gamble's writings pioneered the use of evolutionary theory as a resource for making claims about women. Her work engaged with Charles Darwin's theory of sexual selection. Her work paid significant attention to the importance of gender in evolution.
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