The Implied Spider cratts a new lens for examining other cultures and finding in the world's myths--its sacred stories--a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space. With her usual verve and aplomb, Wendy Doniger critically and responsibly explores myths from an extraordinary diversity of cultures past and present. Steering clear of a facile universalism that diminishes the distinctiveness of individual mythological heritages, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly laps a wealth of traditions--from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita.