It is a revision of Wilson's earlier book 'The Book of the Breast', that was first published by Playboy Press in 1974. In it Wilson discusses his ideas on the female form, feminism and ancient Goddess worship. Ishtar Rising takes you on a journey through esoterica, explaining why Eve in the Bible and Eris in Greek myth were both involved with nefarious apples...Why attitudes toward the female breast correlate with war and peace...Why the Great Goddess of the ancients went to Hell and why most of us go to Hell in our dreams occasionally...Why female pacifists baring their breasts in front of the Pentagon were unconsciously repeating an ancient ritual...Why celibates have burned so many "witches" , and so much more !!I
Softcover., 182pp., 14x21,5cm., illustr. in b/w., in very good condition. ISBN: 9781561841097.
14x21cm
182 pp.
New Falcon Publications 1989 Temple