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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Finding in the world's myths--its sacred stories--a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions--from the Hebrew Bible to the <i>Bhagavad Gita.</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Finding in the world's myths -- its sacred stories -- a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions -- from the Hebrew Bible to the <i>Bhagavad Gita.</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A book that is particularly worthy of the attention of readers in religious studies beyond the history of religions. Since it is Doniger's most methodological book, <i>The Implied Spider</i> 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<br><br>An entertaining and highly accessible look at how myths reveal what is common to all humanity.--Parabola<br><br>A timely meditation on what comparative studies might mean.... <i>The Implied Spider</i> wrestles with the problems of carrying out the kind of study represented by <i>Splitting the Difference</i>--a cross-cultural comparison of different stories from different areas of the world, different tribes, different languages.--Margaret Anne Doody "London Review of Books "<br><br>In these creative, often dazzling displays of erudition and insight, Wendy Doniger gives a ceaselessly engaged and always subject-filled view of myth. Another gem in the string of gems that mark Doniger's scholarly productivity.--Bruce Lawrence, Duke University<br><br>This is a racy, enjoyable book.... Deriving from Plato an understanding of myth as both truth and lie, 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.--Alwyn Marriage "Theological Book Review "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago and a member of the Committee on Social Thought. Her books include <i>Dreams, Illusions, and Other Realities; Other Peoples' Myths; The Cave of Echoes;</i> and the English-language edition of Yves Bonnefoy's <i>Mythologies.</i> Her translations of such sacred texts as <i>The Rig Veda</i> are widely considered definitive.

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