The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion

Elizia Burt Gamble was an insightful and trailblazing author with a deep interest in evolutionary theory, anthropology, and the socio-cultural influences on religious thought. Perhaps best known for her incisive work, 'The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion' (1897), Gamble offered a critical examination of the role and representation of sexuality in the religious ideas of ancient civili...