Understanding mythology requires listening to the voices of ... - Wendy Doniger

"Understanding mythology requires listening to the voices of those from within the tradition, not only interpreting from outside."

Wendy Doniger Wisdom

Historian of Religion American Born 1940 (age 86)

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"Mythology is not a lie; mythology is a way of understanding the world"

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

"Texts are not sacred; people are sacred"

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."