Academic work requires both passion and detachment—a difficu... - Wendy Doniger

"Academic work requires both passion and detachment—a difficult balance."

Wendy Doniger Education

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"

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."