The Implied Spider : Politics and Theology in Myth Hardback
by Wendy (The University of Chicago Divinity School) Doniger
Part of the American Lectures on the History of Religions series
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Wendy Doniger's foundational study is both modern in its engagement with a diverse range of religions and refreshingly classic in its transhistorical, cross-cultural approach.
By responsibly analyzing patterns and themes across context, Doniger reinvigorates the comparative reading of religion, tapping into a wealth of narrative traditions, from the instructive tales of Judaism and Christianity to the moral lessons of the Bhagavad Gita.
She extracts political meaning from a variety of texts while respecting the original ideas of each.
A new preface confronts the difficulty of contextualizing the comparison of religions as well as controversies over choosing subjects and positioning arguments, and the text itself is expanded and updated throughout.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2010
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- ISBN:9780231156417
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Columbia University Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2010
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- ISBN:9780231156417
