She is the author of several translations of sanskrit texts, including penguin classics editions of hindu myths and the rig veda, as well as many books about hinduism. August 27, 2019 wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. The book was initially published by viking penguin in 2009 and later in india by penguins indian subsidiary, penguin india the book was criticized in india, and in february 2014 it was the subject of litigation in. Her research and teaching interests revolve around hinduism and mythology addressing themes such as death, dreams, evil, literature, law, gender and zoology. There has been much handwringing in india about wendy donigers book, the hindus. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduisms most prominent scholars. Wendy donigers the hindus recalled by penguin india time. An alternative history fight back and reclaim wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with. The rig veda is a sacred book, but it is a very worldly sacred book. She holds doctoral degrees in both sanskrit and oriental studies, and is the mircea eliade. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, 1940 is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose. Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford.
The following is from wendy donigers redeeming the kama sutra. Seventythreeyearold doniger is an american jewish indologist who has been a professor at the university of chicago since 1978. Wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. Feb says this move by penguin marks a dismaying shift in submitting to the growing atmosphere of intolerance. Her research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, hinduism and mythology. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned.
Wendy doniger, one of the worlds foremost scholars of hinduism, illuminates those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. Wendy doniger oflaherty is an american indologist who has written several books about hinduism and sanskrit texts. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. By my count there are 23 of them among monographs, manuals, a childrens book on the ganges, works edited and coedited, translations, and lecture series published. The origins of evil in hindu mythology wendy doniger o. There is nothing remotely like it even today, and for its time it was astonishingly sophisticated. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger. Quotes from wendy donigers the hindus learn religions. An alternative history penguin, 2009 has outraged hindus around the world for allegedly insulting and offending hindus and indians. She was a member of encyclopaedia britannicas editorial board of advisors. Wendy doniger oflaherty was born in new york in 1940. Shamanism by mircea eliade, 9780691119427, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. She is scholarly, persuasive in her interpretations, especially bringing to light the suppressed presence of women, tribals, and untouchables, and witty, providing great reading pleasure and knowledge. Originally published under the title asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva, this book traces the development of an indian approach to an enduring human dilemma.
Redeeming the kamasutra wendy doniger oxford university press. However, the same doniger then uses modern terms like dalit to back. A scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. The earliest of the four hindu religious scriptures known as the vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any indoeuropean language, the rig. As wendy doniger, a scholar of indian religions at the university of chicago, explains in her staggeringly comprehensive book, the british indologists who sought to tame indias chaotic. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. An anthology, 108 hymns translated from the sanskrit. About wendy doniger oflahertys translation of the rig. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. Hindu myths wendy doniger pdf wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. Wendy doniger oflaherty is a scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. The kamasutra, composed in the third century ce, is the worlds most famous textbook of erotic love. In this magisterial volume of essays, wendy doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century.
Wendy doniger, a professor of history of religion at university of chicago, is a prizewinning author of book, the hindus. Fight back and reclaim wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with. The rig veda by wendy doniger, 9780140449891, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10. Also by wendy doniger siva, the erotic ascetic the origins of evil in hindu mythology dreams, illusion, and other realities splitting the difference. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Scholars and intellectuals across the board are critical and worried about penguins. Buy wendy doniger ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago and the author of over 30 books, including on. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of indian textsvedic, puranic, classical, modern, and tribalcentering on. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in hinduism over 3,500 years, from the ancient time of the vedas to the present day. Wendy doniger is one of few scholars whose books can be found on the shelves of seminar rooms and in airports, where she admits to wanting to find them.
An alternative history, which was published in 2009. Bisexuality in the mythology of ancient india wendy. Doniger is at pains to argue in chapters 1 and 2 of the book that there was nothing called hinduism in the past, and that it is a modern construct. Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions in the divinity school at the university of chicago. An alternative history is a book by american indologist, wendy doniger which the author describes as an alternative to the narrative of hindu history that they tell. The earliest of the four hindu religious scriptures known as the vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any indoeuropean language, the rig veda c. One passage that impacted me in particular was an introduction by her for the realla section. Through this magisterial volume which she calls the book of my books wendy doniger, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest and most original scholars of hinduism, enlarges our understanding. Wendy doniger is a distinguished indologist and scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions. Wendy donigers book is at once deeply engaged with textual details, historical sweep, theoretical concerns, and contemporary politics. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of indian textsvedic, puranic, classical, modern, and tribalcentering on the. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early indian.
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