{"product_id":"the-time-falling-bodies-take-to-light-mythology-sexuality-and-the-origins-of-culture-paperback","title":"The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, William Irwin Thompson explores the nature of myth. Acknowledging the persuasive power of myth to create and inform culture, he weaves the human ability to create life with and communicate through symbols with myths based on male and female forms of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the opening passages of his classic book, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light, William Irwin Thompson asks the question, \"But what is myth that it returns to mind even when we would most escape it?\" Acknowledging the pervasive power of myth to create and inform culture, Thompson answers this question by weaving descriptions of the human abilities to create life and to communicate through symbolic myths based on male and female forms of power. Taking us from the earliest periods of prehistory through the time of female goddess worship to the rise of the male-dominated warrior state, Thompson shows the passage of humankind's relationship to nature from initial awe to persistent conquest. At the end of his journey, Thompson finds an answer to his original question: myth is the history of the soul; its creation is ongoing and its power is never-ending. This is a beautiful and fascinating book now being reissued for a new generation of readers, as well as for those it inspired originally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Irwin Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAt the Edge of History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Time Falling Bodies Take to Light\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImaginary Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.22 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45313959002214,"sku":"9780312160623","price":35.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/K3I0aUJieEFSQnJQWGUvT2grQ2d2UT09.webp?v=1774331428","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-time-falling-bodies-take-to-light-mythology-sexuality-and-the-origins-of-culture-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}