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Controversial book, the hindus, by religious scholar wendy doniger withdrawn by penguin over lawsuit. On hinduism paperback wendy doniger oxford university press. She has authored many translations of sanskrit texts and books on hinduism. An alternative history by wendy doniger ebook download from one of the world. Mar, 2014 the real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in india. She frames the debate over her book, as well as other topics when it.
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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. Feb 12, 2014 wendy doniger s book is a tribute to hinduism s complexity, not an insult. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger. Cibele aldrovandi teaches india and hinduism at the university of sao paulo, brazil. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. During qa period she reported that she had used donigers book on hinduism in her teaching.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Penguin india defends its decision to recall and destroy copies of a book on hinduism by a top us scholar, saying it had to respect the laws of the land. She has taught at university of london and university of california berkeley. Wendy doniger is the author of several translations of sanskrit texts and books on hinduism, which include the acclaimed bestsellers the hindus. There is a depressing familiarity to the ruckus centred on american scholar wendy donigers book the hindus. Hindu criticism of her work, and the influence of hinduism on her own philosophy of life.
Penguin books india has agreed to withdraw a controversial book on hinduism as settlement for a lawsuit filed in 2011, the new york times reported. 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. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Many nonhindu westerners have ideas about what hindus believe. An alternative history is a book by american indologist, wendy doniger which the author describes as an alternative to the narrative of hindu. Anyone who is interested in hinduism should read donigers book, preferably after a peg or two. Wendy doniger hindus an alternative history world of. 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. 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.
She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name. 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. Wendy doniger has 73 books on goodreads with 35307 ratings. On hinduism ebook por wendy doniger 9780199360093 rakuten. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity. Redeeming the kamasutra ebook written by wendy doniger. A controversial book on hinduism is back in print in india. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in. For them, neoved antic hinduism is the only hinduism, or alternatively, is the only hinduism that matters. An alternative history book online at best prices in india on. Yet for a scholar like doniger whom the critics refer to patronisingly as wendy, it is often the little known, the secret, the repressed, that constitute the most attractive objects of study. An alternative history, withdrawn from the indian market by penguin india, became inaccessible. The material traces of ritual art must vanish in order that mental traces may remain intact forever, writes wendy doniger in her opus on hinduism, the hindus.
Wendy doniger, the author of on hinduism, is a renowned scholar who has conducted extensive research on hinduism. While in high school, she studied dance under george balanchine and martha graham. The origins of evil in hindu mythology and translations of the rig veda and the kamasutra. Penguin india agrees to withdraw and destroy all copies of an. Pdf the rig veda penguin classics download ebook for free. Fight back and take back wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a. She has written many books on hinduism and has translated some well known sanskrit books. In short, the connection established between hinduism and sexuality was based in a christian frame that served to distinguish pagan idolaters from true believers. Wendy doniger social thought the university of chicago. Gavin flood, professor of hindu studies and comparative religion, oxford university these lively essays, flowing from wendy doniger s decadeslong encounter with hinduism, show us what can happen when an extraordinary mind takes up an even more extraordinary subject.
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It was the beginning of series of extremely fruitful and provocative encounters with the formidable scholarship of wendy doniger. An alternative history, the laws of manu, hindu myths, the rigveda, siva the erotic ascetic, the origins. A bbc article wrote about wendy doniger as, professor wendy doniger is known for being rude, crude and very lewd in the hallowed portals of sanskrit academics. I wasnt expecting it at all, but it seems that if this collection of myths is anything to go off of hinduism has its roots deep in sexual violence and misogyny. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10. Wendy instead portrays the history of hinduism from the point of view of women, animals, outcasts, dalits and tribals, in her. It has seven sections based on the different themes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read redeeming the kamasutra.
This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger. Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions in the divinity school at the university of chicago. Professor wendy doniger explains the purpose of writing this book which, on surface, appears a very noble one. 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. The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book. Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford. Wendy donigers research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, hinduism and mythology.
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