| Description |
xii, 272 pages ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction : the self-impersonation of mythology -- Ch. 1. The mythology of self-impersonation -- Ch. 2. The man who mistook his wife for his wife -- Ch. 3. The double amnesia of Siegfried and Brunnhilde -- Ch. 4. Resurrection and the comedy of remarriage -- Ch. 5. Amnesia and the tragedy of remarriage -- Ch. 6. Reincarnation -- Ch. 7. Face-lifts -- Ch. 8. Mind lifts -- Ch. 9. Passing : race and gender -- Conclusion : the zen diagram of the self |
| Summary |
"In this book, noted scholar of Hinduism and mythology Wendy Doniger offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation, whose widespread occurrence argues for both its literary power and its human value. The stories she considers range from ancient Indian literature and Shakespeare to Hollywood and Bollywood. They illuminate a basic human way of negotiating reality, illusion, identity, and authenticity, not to mention memory, amnesia, and the process of aging. Many of them involve marriage and adultery, for tales of sexual betrayal cut to the heart of the crisis of identity."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 253-262. - Includes index |
| Subject |
Self (Philosophy)
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Impersonation.
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Social psychology and literature.
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Myth in motion pictures.
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Myth in literature.
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Impersonation in literature.
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Self in literature.
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| LC no. |
2004004039 |
| ISBN |
0195160169 : |
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