The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light
by William Irwin Thompson
ISBN: 0312805128
ISBN-13: 9780312805128
Format: Paperback
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Summary
For Thompson, myth is the history of the human soul, the creation of symbols that express the primal form of male and female power.
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"This is an abundant, powerful book. Much of its power flows from Thompson's increasing ability to read images, a complicated process. Scholars and thinkers over the last seventy years have slowly rediscovered the stages of this lost ability; and in this book William Irwin Thompson climbs one more step." -- Robert Bly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1982
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Investigates the intersection of science, history, art, and religion in myth as a way of illuminating human nature and providing a new understanding.
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William Irwin Thompson
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William Irwin Thompson
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Thompson, William I
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1982, 1982 ISBN:0312805128. very good trade paper. TRADE PAPER. Very Good. ( more information)
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The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light
Thompson, William Irwin
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1982 280pp; paperback; good cond; tight binding; clean pages; Thompson superimposes history onto myth so that his reader will see a moire pattern, 'one that is neither simply scientific fact nor religious dogma, but something more akin to art: Wissenkunst not Wissenschaft. [he wants to see] what sociobiology and ethology have to say about the origins of sexuality and human culture.'. paper back. Good. 08vo - over 7 1/4"-9 3/4" Tall. ( more information)
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Thompson, William Irwin
New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. Very good oversized trade paperback. Nice clean tight copy.. Oversized Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light
Thompson, William Irwin
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981 pages dull and edges spotted. binding tight. edge wear with denting. corners dented, creased and split. top and bottom binding edges dented. front and back spine edges dented.. Unknown Printing. Trade Paperback. Good -. ( more information)
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Thompson, William Irwin
New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press. 1981. Unknown Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information)
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Thompson, William I
New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1981. Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1981, FAIR, Soft Cover, ISBN: 0-312-80512-8, cover wear/ rubbed, smudge marks top, front & bottom of book. TEXT CLEAN!. Soft Cover. Fair. ( more information)
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