{"product_id":"sex-in-the-world-of-david-leeming-9781780239774","title":"Sex in the World of Myth","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSex in the World of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our daily lives. Casting myths as our cultural dreams, Leeming shows that sex is pervasive in all mythologies because it has obsessed and confused us like nothing else. He reveals how sexual myths, like all myths, can have many purposes. The reproductive acts of the ancient Greek goddess Gaia, for instance, may reflect a pre-Olympian matriarchal social system, while tales of the unbridled sexual deeds of the Polynesian Maui, and many others, speak to a natural fascination with the power and mystery of sexual drives. Both a survey of the sex lives of the world's mythological figures and their deep meaning, \u003ci\u003eSex in the World of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that even when such myths are meant to elicit laughter or titillation, the participation in them of sacred heroes and deities means they are in some sense religious--tales offering us partial answers to the nature of existence in general, and of human sexuality in particular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leeming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780239777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780239774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"David Leeming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149437595903,"sku":"9781780239774","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddf2d323-2b5c-4148-b66a-389bdf5014c8.jpg?v=1688456710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-in-the-world-of-david-leeming-9781780239774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}