The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger pdf file

History, like art, is beautiful or odious to the beholder. The hindus, an alternative history by wendy doniger. Why nonhindus need to write on hinduism the times of india. Hindus nowadays are diverse in their attitude to their own diversity, which inspires pride in some, anxiety in others. From one of the worlds foremost scholars on hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its history an engrossing and definitive narrative account of. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. She gives the other side of the story concerning indian religious history. This is not wendy donigers the hindus an alternative history. Wendy doniger social thought the university of chicago. A scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. 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.

Wendy doniger, the 74yearold american author and research scholar in sanskrit is moreover known for the high regard she has had for indian tradition. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. Scholars and intellectuals across the board are critical and worried about penguins. One story is about fusing the head of a brahmin woman onto the body of a dalit woman. 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. American scholar wendy doniger, whose book the hindus. Theres a personal story that i should tell about my relationship with this.

Wendy donigers research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, hinduism and mythology. 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. Yet the greatness of hinduismits vitality, its earthiness, its vividnesslies precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, 1940 is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. Right or wrong, wendy donigers the hindus should be. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10.

Wendy doniger dropped a bombshell on indian intellectual circles with her 2009 book the hindus an alternative history. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist. Doniger, a scholar of religion and professor at the university of chicago, wrote the hindus. After severe backlash in india and a court case that ended last. An alternative history will be withdrawn and pulped in india, thanks to a. An alternative history will be destroyed by its publisher penguin as part of a legal settlement with a fringe group, has said she is. That my client came across the book namely the hindus.

Workingwith available light chapter 2 time and space in india 50 million to 50,000 bce chapter 3 civilization in the indus valley 50,000 to 1500 bce. Dina nath batra, the retired headmaster whose lawsuit against penguin india led the company to agree to destroy copies of wendy donigers book the hindus. Buy wendy doniger ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the hindus. Wendy doniger is one of the foremost scholars of hinduism in the world. 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. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduisms most prominent scholars. Wendy doniger the rig veda free ebooks download ebookee.

I had written this for facebook, reproducing it here. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Copies of american scholar wendy donigers the hindus. An alternative history none of the following are, either. An alternative history authored by you noticee and published by noticee no. There are winners and losers when history is assessed, and there are protagonists and. 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. Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions in the divinity school at the university of chicago, where she is also a professor of south asian languages and civilizations. In her book, doniger retells hindu stories and provides snarky interpretations. Fight back and reclaim wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with.

Her courses in mythology address themes in crosscultural expanses, such as death, dreams, evil, horses, sex, and women. Doniger provides several variants of the theme of transposed heads. I do not believe in burning books, but wendy donigers 779page tome titled, the hindus. Also appended is the exchange he had with wendy doniger. Outcry as penguin india pulps alternative history of hindus. Penguin books india agreed this week to withdraw from sale and pulp all copies of the hindus.

Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger. She frames the debate over her book, as well as other topics when it. An alternative history description dont miss this equivalent of a brilliant graduate course froma feisty and exhilarating teacher. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data doniger, wendy. An alternative history kindle edition by doniger, wendy. Wendy doniger and the hindus by murali balaji the new. An alternative history, by the usbased academic wendy doniger, as.

Wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. An alternative history paperback 26 october 2015 by wendy doniger author visit amazons wendy doniger page. Many nonhindu westerners have ideas about what hindus believe. An alternative history is a diachronic study of hinduism that highlights the complexity and diversity of the religion. An alternative history which was withdrawn from publication last year, on why neither egglobbing nor bans can deter her from. Impressions urmi vaz in the age of short attention spans, finishing 700 page strong book feels like a. It is laced with personal editorials, folksy turn of the phrase and funky wordplays. True some of its contents does give us a different idea of things. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. Wendy doniger tries to remedy the enduring impression of a unified hinduism created in large part by the first british scholars of india.

The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book. An alternative history, in his office beneath portraits of rightwing hindu nationalists k. Penguin to destroy copies of wendy donigers book the. But the fact remains shes respected hinduism and hasnt exactly downsized it. 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. In the name of providing an alternative account of hinduism, doniger often focusses on the most rare and bizarre versions.

The goal of this chapter is to examine the hindu understanding of ahimsa or nonviolence by comparing the personalities of yudishthira in the mahabharata and the mauryan emperor ashoka. There has been much handwringing in india about wendy donigers book, the hindus. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger ripu. That my client is also aware of the fact that you have written a number of books on hinduism namely siva, the erotic ascetic, the origins of evil in hindu mythology, dreams. Having read the book, i believe its worth a read u know. Her translations for penguin classics include the rig veda, the laws of. 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. On wendy donigers alternative history indiafactsindiafacts. With her inimitable insight and expertise doniger illuminates those.