Dan Matarazzo Landscapes of the Sacred #1

Lane’s style of writing drastically contrasts that of most textbook’s context. The base outline is present with a defined theme and then topics related to such theme for support. However, the narrative Lane uses is much less defined and tailored toward studying the text, as it is to experiencing the text. For example, when Lane explains the four axioms, less attention is drawn for the definitions than would be found in a normal textbook, the transition between definition and real world experience is much smoother than most other scholarly texts. The best way to break down Lane’s work is to find his overall thesis and concepts, define, and include the real world experience in the definition.