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Religious Cults Associated With the Amazons

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Amazons have captured the Western imagination for thousands of years; in fact I'm currently writing a dissertation about the Greek legends. Bennett's book is from the early part of the twenieth century. While it is clear that she accepts to a large degree cultural evolutionary theories, her book is actually one of the first to attempt to analysis the legends themselves. Her focus is on connections between Amazons and religious rites or deities. Scholarly from this period will sound weighty and seem less than ideally cited, but her book is often used by scholars looking at the legends and political thinkers using the Amazons for their own agenda so it is good to be aware of her work if the subject interests you. I'm so glad I was able to find a copy available.