I love this book! It moves us past the out-dated notion of universality of myths (which always, always lost the detail of the specifics of people's narratives) and gives us a real way of approaching cross-cultural myths through a *bottom up* rather than a *top down* approach. Certainly in a time when people around the world are vocally resentful of an attempt to globalize culture, it is important to have an approach to cross-cultural myths that recognize their distinctions as well as their universalities. Doniger does a great job in balancing both.

A must read for everyone interested in myth and how to best deal with and learn from it. Highly recommended.

Odered book for a class on religious studies. Only 2 chapters were assigned but I fou d it interesting and read the whole book.

This is not fiction, so most of the above questions do not apply. Wendy Doniger is one of best mythology experts on the planet. Her writing is never less that superb!!

One of the most important books in my library. This book explains EVERYTHING. Is there a God (god) (goddess)? Or do we simply make it all up?