"And herein lies both Wilson\'s typically mischievous nature and serious intent -- in its original, weaponized form, the book That became \'Ishtar Rising\' is nothing less than a mytho-feminist screed masquerading as an antique stroke book; a brilliant, compact summary of \'matrist\' attitudes, their cruel demotion and degradation, their struggle for survival, and their hoped-for triumphant restoration." \'Ishtar\' is a book of revealing -- the undressing of the Goddess as she descends into. "And herein lies both Wilson\'s typically mischievous nature and serious intent -- in its original, weaponized form, the book That became \'Ishtar Rising\' is nothing less than a mytho-feminist screed masquerading as an antique stroke book; a brilliant, compact summary of \'matrist\' attitudes, their cruel demotion and degradation, their struggle for survival, and their hoped-for triumphant restoration." \'Ishtar\' is a book of revealing -- the undressing of the Goddess as she descends into