Wilson provides a new slant on the Goddess. Exciting, suggestive, and truly passionate. Ishtar Rising takes you on a journey through erotica and 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 much, much more!! First published by Playboy Press. Updated and revised. All new illustrations.