The power of a myth lies not in its historical accuracy but ... - Wendy Doniger

"The power of a myth lies not in its historical accuracy but in its psychological resonance."

Wendy Doniger

Historian of Religion American Born 1940 (age 86)

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"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there"

"Texts are not sacred; people are sacred"