About the Book: Culture : 50 Insights from Mythology
How do myths and stories influence culture? What is the difference between one
culture and another, and how did these differences come to be? Are cultures
fixed or do they change over time? Devdutt Pattanaik, Indias leading
mythologist, breaks down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals to
examine how they shape cultures. He investigates how stories influence
perception and construct truths, the cultural roots of the notion of evil and
reveals the need for mythology through a telling of various Indian and Western
myths. In doing so, he shows how myths reflect the culture they emerge