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PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231156413
ISBN-139780231156417
eBay Product ID (ePID)102987285
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameImplied Spider : Politics and Theology in Myth
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
SubjectFolklore & Mythology, Comparative Religion
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorWendy Doniger
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
SeriesAmerican Lectures on the History of Religions Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-009976
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsSparkling with erudite and often entertaining intertextual references, The Implied Spider is an impressive web delicately constructed of deft analysis together with a sustained argument about the myth's ability to convey and conjure the theological and the political. With its challenges to literary theorists, historians, and ethnographers, it takes various bulls by their respective horns. It will doubtless delight and surely provoke readers, whatever their ilk., A timely meditation on what comparative studies might mean... a cross-cultural comparison of different stories from different areas of the world, different tribes, different languages., A book that is particularly worthy of the attention of readers in religious studies beyond the history of religions. Since it is Wendy Doniger's most methodological book, The Implied Spider is important, not for its analysis of myths, but for the arguments that it makes in support of the comparative study of myths., "An entertaining and highly accessible look at how myths reveal what is common to all humanity." -- Parabola , reviewing a previous edition or volume, A racy, enjoyable book.... Wendy Doniger brings to her study a wealth of story and folklore from many different traditions, exploring creatively the enduring role of myth through time and across cultures., "By analyzing the political, theological, and psychological structures of the sacred stories of various cultures through time, from the Hebrew Bible to Star Trek , Doniger shows how myths create a shared interdisciplinary narrative of all human creatures.... Ranging widely, she offers a detailed, scholarly account." -- Library Journal, By analyzing the political, theological, and psychological structures of the sacred stories of various cultures through time, from the Hebrew Bible to Star Trek , Doniger shows how myths create a shared interdisciplinary narrative of all human creatures.... Ranging widely, she offers a detailed, scholarly account., "A timely meditation on what comparative studies might mean... a cross-cultural comparison of different stories from different areas of the world, different tribes, different languages." -- London Review of Books, "A racy, enjoyable book.... Wendy Doniger brings to her study a wealth of story and folklore from many different traditions, exploring creatively the enduring role of myth through time and across cultures." -- Theological Book Review, "A book that is particularly worthy of the attention of readers in religious studies beyond the history of religions. Since it is Wendy Doniger's most methodological book, The Implied Spider is important, not for its analysis of myths, but for the arguments that it makes in support of the comparative study of myths." -- Religious Studies Review
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal201/.3
Table Of ContentPreface to the Updated Edition: Context and History Acknowledgments Introduction: Myth and Metaphor 1. Microscopes and Telescopes 2. Dark Cats, Barking Dogs, Chariots, and Knives 3. Implied Spiders and the Politics of Individualism 4. Micromyths, Macromyths, and Multivocality 5. Mother Goose and the Voices of Women 6. Textual Pluralism and Academic Pluralism Notes Bibliography Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisWendy 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.
LC Classification NumberBL304.D54 2011
