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The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was: Myths of Self-Imitation Doniger, Wendy (Mircea Eliade Distinguished Professor of the History of Religions, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago)
The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was: Myths of Self-Imitation
Doniger, Wendy (Mircea Eliade Distinguished Professor of the History of Religions, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago)
Offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation. The stories considered in this book range from ancient Indian literature through medieval European courtly literature and Shakespeare to Hollywood and Bollywood. They describe a human way of negotiating reality, illusion, identity, authenticity, memory, and more.
284 pages, 1 line drawing
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 9, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195160161 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 231 × 157 × 20 mm · 539 g |
| Language | English |