In short, the connection established between hinduism and sexuality was based in a christian frame that served to distinguish pagan idolaters from true believers. She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name. In her book, doniger retells hindu stories and provides snarky interpretations. Doniger concludes with four concise autobiographical essays in which she reflects on her lifetime of scholarship, hindu criticism of her work, and epub the influence of hinduism on her own philosophy of life. Textual sources for the study of hinduism textual sources for the study of religion, issn 17592739. Donigers book on hinduism put on hold india news,the. Get ebooks evil on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
Indian publishers nervous about taking books that might. A controversial book on hinduism is back in print in india. Copies of american scholar wendy doniger s the hindus. Penguin india faces growing protests over withdrawal of. Doniger provides several variants of the theme of transposed heads.
Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions, university of chicago divinity school, and author of more than forty. As per a courtbacked settlement with a delhibased hindutva group, it has promised to withdraw all copies in india and pulp them at its own expense within six months. In a series of 63 connected essays, it discusses hindu concepts of polytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and much more. Feb 19, 2014 authors demand their own books are taken out of circulation in india after wendy doniger s the hindus was pulled last week alison flood wed 19 feb 2014 06. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. I should have added, the diversity of the hindu texts. From one of the worlds foremost scholars on hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its history an engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and my slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account. Wendy doniger hindus an alternative history world of. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. 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. Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford. Wendy doniger and the hindus by murali balaji the new. Referred to by its adherents as the eternal religion, hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelationand for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different.
Penguin books india has caved in rather than defend its author wendy doniger, philologist and university of chicago professor, for her book the hindus. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger. The book was initially published by viking penguin in 2009 and later in india by penguins indian subsidiary, penguin india. 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.
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. Textual sources for the study of hinduism wendy doniger. Click download or read online button to get on hinduism book now. Many nonhindu westerners have ideas about what hindus believe.
Right or wrong, wendy donigers the hindus should be. Penguin india caves in, agrees to trash wendy donigers book. P enguin books india has said this week that it will destroy all available copies of the 2009 book by the indologist. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the hinduism, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, 1940 is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. And, i should have added, the diversity of the hindu texts.
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, most recently the hindus. I found it noteworthy out of 44 essays 10 are explicitly about sex. Vedic literature, hinduism scriptures, dharma texts, wendy doniger oflaherty, kudret emiroglu hindu mitolojisi imge kitabevi 1996. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. To the accusation that i cited a part of the hindu textual tradition that one hindu had never heard of, my reply is. Wendy doniger dropped a bombshell on indian intellectual circles with her 2009 book the hindus an alternative history. Donigers book on hinduism put on hold dina nath batra warned that unless the book is withdrawn by march 10, 2014, he would take legal action and also launch an agitation for the same. An alternative history is the latest in a long line of incidents that show the state refusing to protect liberal values. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity. This is not a pipe rene magritte this is not wendy donigers the hindus. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. 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. She frames the debate over her book, as well as other topics when it comes to hinduism, as one between hindu rightwing activists and scholars. An alternative history enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
What wendy doniger does do is that she applies all the tools and. The study of hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the hindus themselves. 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. Wendy doniger but it isnt a hedgehog, and it isnt a tortoise said the young painted jaguar. With her inimitable insight and expertise doniger illuminates those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity, not an. The origins of evil in hindu mythology dreams, illusion, and other realities. Wendy doniger 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. 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. 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. Dont miss this equivalent of a brilliant graduate course froma feisty and exhilarating teacher. An alternative history penguin, 2009 has outraged hindus around the world for allegedly insulting and offending hindus and indians. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10.
Seventythreeyearold doniger is an american jewish indologist who has been a professor at the university of chicago since 1978. Quotes from wendy donigers the hindus learn religions. Fight back and reclaim wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with. Ive labored all my adult life in the paddy fields of sanskrit, doniger has written 16 books, translated primarily from sanskrit to english with commentary nine other volumes, has contributed to many edited texts and has written hundreds of articles in journals, magazines and newspapers. Hinduism, in her view, is an intricate weave of the diverse localities and communities of indian culture.
An alternative history by wendy doniger of the university of chicago is really not a history at all. 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. For them, neoved antic hinduism is the only hinduism, or alternatively, is the only hinduism that matters. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in. Fight back and take back wendy doniger s valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with. 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 doniger, a professor of history of religion at university of chicago, is a prizewinning author of book, the hindus. While in high school, she studied dance under george balanchine and martha graham. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Fight back and take back wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a. Karma and rebirth in classical indian traditions offers a harmony of approach and an underlying set of methodological assumptions.
Feb 12, 2014 wendy doniger s book is a tribute to hinduism s complexity, not an insult. A scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. On hinduism is a penetrating analysis of many of the most crucial and contested issues in hinduism, from the vedas to the present day. The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book. Donigers flawed methodology and skewed critique doniger claims that she is a recovering orientalist p. The washington post an engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth, the hindus offers a new way of understanding one of the worlds oldest major religions. Karma and rebirth in classical indian traditions by wendy. Wendy doniger is one of the foremost scholars of hinduism in the world. Karma and rebirth in classical indian traditions wendy.
An alternative history panders to an orthodox, bourgeois view of this great religion. 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. 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. In this magisterial volume of essays, wendy doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted. Karma is perhaps the most famous concept in indian philosophy, but this is the first comprehensive study of its various meanings and philosophical implications. 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. Nov 30, 2010 wendy doniger s book is at once deeply engaged with textual details, historical sweep, theoretical concerns, and contemporary politics. 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 s enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive.
This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger. On hinduism paperback wendy doniger oxford university press. The notice demanded that the publisher withdraw this book too. Doniger s book provided me a great historical overview of hinduism. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduism s most prominent scholars. In this magisterial volume of essays, wendy doniger enhances our. On hinduism is the culmination of over forty years of scholarship from a renowned expert on one of the worlds great faiths. The hindus by wendy doniger overdrive rakuten overdrive. Blowing up the sexuality and inconsistencies present in any ancient religious text out of all proportions, doniger published the book as if to offer an alternative history against the established wisdom of the times. Feb 11, 2016 indian publishers nervous about taking books that might offend hindutva. Yet the greatness of hinduism its vitality, its earthiness, its vividnesslies precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that continue to inspire debate today. It has seven sections based on the different themes. An alternative history is a diachronic study of hinduism that highlights the complexity and diversity of the religion. Penguin india agrees to recall and destroy all remaining copies of wendy doniger s book the hindus after claims it was offensive, reports say.
Unlike the usual, arid accounts of dynasties, wendy donigers double vision of hinduism is about women, merchants, lower castes, animals, spirits and, of. Many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated within a century. Click download or read online button to get the origins of evil in hindu mythology book now. Wendy doniger book to be recalled by penguin india bbc news. Wendy doniger after her book was banned in india and a criminal case filed against her, the author is wary of coming to india. An alternative history will be withdrawn and pulped in india, thanks to a legal wrangle that publisher penguin found itself in. The rig veda by wendy doniger, 9780140449891, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. 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. 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 was born in new york city to immigrant nonobservant jewish parents, and raised in great neck, new york, where her father, lester l. Hinduism is a product of this unique heritage to which both this hindu and that hindu have contributed. This is not wendy donigers the hindus an alternative history. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The hindus by wendy doniger free mobi epub ebooks download.
An alternative history, which was published in 2009. 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. There is a depressing familiarity to the ruckus centred on american scholar wendy donigers book the hindus. Women in hinduism history, religion, hinduism relations, social aspects, women in hinduism, general, hinduism social aspects history, pariahs in hinduism, hinduism, pariahs in hinduism history, history. The origins of evil in hindu mythology download ebook. Penguin to destroy copies of wendy donigers book the hindus. 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. 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. Get ebooks splitting on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
They are links from which you can download the entire text. Orientalism stands for the body of knowledge that the european powers began to generate from the seventeenth century onwards with a view to consolidate the economic, military, and political gains they had started making in. Mar, 2014 the latest twist in the tale is the notice served to aleph book company, the publisher of donigers previous book, on hinduism. Many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated. One story is about fusing the head of a brahmin woman onto the body of a dalit woman. A controversial book on hinduism is back in print in indiawith a tweak wendy donigers book was booted from india after conservative hindu activists cried foul. Unlike her previous work this was specifically aimed at the indian audience. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. The latest twist in the tale is the notice served to aleph book company, the publisher of doniger s previous book, on hinduism.
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