Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. An alternative history by wendy doniger of the university of chicago is really not a history at all. Wendy doniger holds two doctorates, in sanskrit and indian studies, from the universities of harvard and oxford. Hinduism, in her view, is an intricate weave of the diverse localities and communities of indian culture. She is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of history of. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in india. Dec 23, 2019 wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. Hindu stories different from other versions of the story told in other cultures. Her courses in mythology address themes in crosscultural expanses, such as death, dreams, evil, horses, sex, and women. Wendy doniger has impressive credentials with two doctorates, in sanskrit and indian studies, from harvard and oxford universities. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Vedic literature, hinduism scriptures, dharma texts, wendy doniger oflaherty, kudret emiroglu hindu mitolojisi imge kitabevi 1996. Wendy doniger social thought the university of chicago. In her book, doniger retells hindu stories and provides snarky interpretations. Wendy doniger s enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. It has seven sections based on the different themes.
Doniger provides several variants of the theme of transposed heads. Darshana or drishti but a shrishti of the torn apart hindu doniger has stated that she is not writing a. In the light of foregoing, it is incumbent upon contemporary hindus and hindu scholars to regain the initiative and using indigenous historiography and cognitive categories and to institute a framework to generate in multiple volumes a genuine and authentic history of the hindus from an insiders perspective. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. Hindu mitolojisinin yetmis bes kaynak mitosundan olusan bu derleme vedalardaki yaklas. Perhaps this incident can lead to a constructive dialogue that leads to a more robust understanding of hinduism and the legitimate concerns of many hindu americans. The doniger camp was shaken up at the vulnerability of this icon of hindu studies. The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book. 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. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Wendy doniger oflaherty is a scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. Apr 23, 2009 the hindusan alternative historyby wendy doniger penguin. Right or wrong, wendy donigers the hindus should be. Wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. Dec 16, 2017 there are few in the world who can match the erudition and scholarship of wendy doniger as a sanskritist and indologist. Fight back and reclaim wendy doniger s valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with. She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name.
Hindu studies and comparative religion, oxford university with seasoned wisdom and a heart irrepressibly young, wendy doniger offers us an elegant exposition of the kamasutra. Doniger, a scholar of religion and professor at the university of chicago, wrote the hindus. In particular, it provokes anxiety in those hindus who are sometimes called hindu nationalists, or the hindu right, or rightwing hindus, or the hindutva hinduness faction, or, more approximately, hindu fundamentalists. The book was initially published by viking penguin in 2009 and later in india by penguins indian subsidiary, penguin india. Oct 30, 2015 wendy doniger, the 74yearold american author and research scholar in sanskrit is moreover known for the high regard she has had for indian tradition. A critique of wendy donigers portrayal of hinduism. Wendy donigers book the hindus, an alternative history see the cover, published and distributed by penguin has been a phenomenal sales success. Buy wendy doniger ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Library of congress cataloginginpublication data doniger, wendy. Doniger concludes with four concise autobiographical essays in which she reflects on her lifetime of scholarship, hindu criticism of her work, and the influence of hinduism on her own philosophy of life. That was followed by a legal notice to a newspaper for. Wendy doniger oflaherty hindu mitolojisi pdf indir e. Download file pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger uncommon core wendy doniger. Wendy doniger in when the lingam is just a cigar, psychoanalysis and hindu sexual fantasies. Mar, 2014 the real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in india. There are few in the world who can match the erudition and scholarship of wendy doniger as a sanskritist and indologist. Wendy doniger, the 74yearold american author and research scholar in sanskrit is moreover known for the high regard she has had for indian tradition. 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.
I had written this for facebook, reproducing it here. An alternative history by wendy doniger, a professor of religion at the. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in. Whats in us academic wendy donigers latest book on hinduism that has so upset her critics. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. May 07, 20 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. An anthology, 108 hymns translated from the sanskrit.
Objectionable passages from wendy donigers second book on hinduism free download as pdf file. One story is about fusing the head of a brahmin woman onto the body of a dalit woman. Director of education and curriculum reform hindu american foundation washington, d. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account. Censorship by the batra brigade nyr, may 8, wendy doniger touches on a number of issues when it comes to the academic study of religion and larger questions of representation. An exploration of 99 classic myths of india provides a fresh understanding of the hindu spiritual landscapes and pantheon of gods and goddesses. This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger. In 2011, the hindu nationalist group shiksha bachao andolan filed a civil case against penguin india over the hindus. Indian mythology available for download and read online in other formats.
She has taught at the school of oriental and african studies, university of london and the university of california, berkeley, and is currently the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago. Part of my agenda in writing an alternative history is to show how much the groups. The author, wendy doniger, has two doctorates, one in sanskrit and one in indian studies, so she is exceedingly well qualified to write meaningfully on this topic. She frames the debate over her book, as well as other topics when it. Wendy donigers enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduisms most prominent scholars. Oct 26, 2015 wendy doniger holds two doctorates, in sanskrit and indian studies, from the universities of harvard and oxford. Wendy donigers research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, hinduism and mythology. On hinduism is the culmination of over forty years of scholarship from a renowned expert on one of the worlds great faiths. Mar 26, 2020 wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. An alternative history of the hindus wendy doniger speaks about hinduism and her upcoming book, the. She shows it to be wideranging, astute about loves politics, and deeply committed not just to good sex but to all aspects of the good life. After severe backlash in india and a court case that ended last. On hinduism paperback wendy doniger oxford university press.
Read part 1 here bridge of discourse between this hindu and that hindu hindus need to be wary of the intractable opposition between this hindu and that hindu that is falsely posited and perpetrated by orientalists like doniger. Ive just finished wendy donigers in famous the hindus. Wendy doniger and the hindus by murali balaji the new. Fight back and take back wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a.
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This is a republication of a 2010 essay is authored by shyam n. About wendy doniger oflahertys translation of the rig. Feb 03, 2014 doniger concludes with four concise autobiographical essays in which she reflects on her lifetime of scholarship, hindu criticism of her work, and the influence of hinduism on her own philosophy of life. Wendy donigers the hindus recalled by penguin india time. An alternative history after three, maybe four months. 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. This selection of donigers essays divides into seven themed sections traversing definitions of.
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