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The Implied Spider: Politics and Theology in Myth (Columbia Classics in Religion)
The Implied Spider Politics and Theology in Myth - Columbia Classics in Religion Author:Wendy Doniger 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... more » 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.« less
ISBN-13: 9780231156424 ISBN-10: 0231156421 Publication Date: 12/3/2010 Pages:256 Edition:Updated with a new p Rating: