The scholar's task is not to judge whether myths are true or... - Wendy Doniger

"The scholar's task is not to judge whether myths are true or false, but to understand what they meant and mean to people."

Wendy Doniger Education

Historian of Religion American Born 1940 (age 86)

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"The gods love to play games, and we are caught in those games"

"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"

"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."