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9780312160623

The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312160623

  • ISBN10:

    0312160623

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-04-15
  • Publisher: Griffin
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Summary

In 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.

Author Biography

William Irwin Thompson is the author of At the Edge of History, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light and Imaginary Landscapes. He lives in Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 1996 Edition
The Myth Before History
Prologue: The Time Light Bodies Took to Fallp. 3
The Transformations of Prehistory
Hominizationp. 43
Symbolizationp. 81
Agriculturalizationp. 118
Western Civilization and the Displacement of the Feminine
Civilization and Alienation in Ancient Sumerp. 159
Civilization and Initiation in Ancient Egyptp. 209
The Myth Beyond History
Epilogue: The Time Falling Bodies Take to Lightp. 247
Notesp. 255
Indexp. 273
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