The Sarah Lawrence Lecture Series presents Theodor H. Gaster --a specialist in comparative religion, and a folklorist and Hebraist of international reputation. He is emeritus professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University, and is professor at The Dropsie University for Hebrew and Cognate Languages in Philadelphia. His earlier major work, THEPIS (New York, Harper & Row [1966]), is a study of the ritual origins of the drama. He has also made a distinguished translation of the DEAD SEA SCROLLS (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1956). He is editor of THE NEW GOLDEN BOUGH (abridged) ([New York] New American Library [1964, c1959]), and the author of MYTH, LEGEND AND CUSTOM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (New York, Harper & Row [1969]). His work should appeal to all who are interested in the Bible, literature, folklore and mythology, and the cultures of the ancient world. [Description from Sarah Lawrence College Weekly Calendar of Feb. 13-19, 1978].
