For those who already know and admire wendy doniger s work, this is a handy if hefty compendium of many of her essays for those who are reading her for the first time, the book is a marvellous introduction to the multiple ways that hinduism can be approached and understood through the stories that it tells. In this unique and authoritative account, debates about hindu traditions become. 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. Wendy doniger s enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. Her translations for penguin classics more about wendy doniger. The hindus by wendy doniger overdrive rakuten overdrive. It is true that there have always been marginalized people in india. The rig veda penguin classics kindle edition by doniger, wendy. She has authored many translations of sanskrit texts and books on hinduism. The rig veda by wendy doniger, 9780140449891, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics todays deals new releases books electronics.
The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in. In this magisterial volume of essays, wendy doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted. 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. Read on hinduism by wendy doniger available from rakuten kobo. Read hindu myths a sourcebook translated from the sanskrit by wendy doniger available from rakuten kobo. 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. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. 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. Wendy doniger, the author of on hinduism, is a renowned scholar who has conducted extensive research on hinduism. Unlike her previous work this was specifically aimed at the indian audience. Hindu myths ebook by wendy doniger 9780141903750 rakuten. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity. Wendy doniger s book is a tribute to hinduism s complexity, not an insult this article is more than 6 years old. Wendy doniger hindus an alternative history world of.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. An alternative history, on hinduism, and, most recently, the volume. 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. 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. Spanning over six millennia, this monumental and thoroughly. An alternative history from india and pulp their remaining copies has also resulted in a greater interest in doniger s other works. 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. The controversy over penguin books india withdrawing all published copies of wendy doniger s book the hindus. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
Comprising a series of connected essays, on hinduism examines many of. With her inimitable insight and expertise doniger illuminates those. With her inimitable insight and expertise doniger illuminates those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. Read the hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger available from rakuten kobo. An alternative history book online at best prices in india on. 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. Hinduism, in her view, is an intricate weave of the diverse localities and communities of indian culture. Wendy doniger is one of the foremost scholars of hinduism in the world. It gave me immense insight into the hindu religion, of which i, like many others, am an ignorant practitioner. Instant access to millions of titles from our library and its free to try. A sourcebook translated from the sanskrit by 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, where she is also a professor of south asian languages and civilizations. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On hinduism is the culmination of over forty years of scholarship from a renowned expert on one of the worlds great faiths. It has seven sections based on the different themes. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account.
I came to know of wendy doniger in 2014, after penguin decided to withdraw her book the hindus. As i have written before criticism of prophet, quran and islam will not make them disappear, i will repeat criticism of hinduism will not make hinduism disappear either. Wendy doniger is professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago and the author of the hindus. The hindus ebook by wendy doniger 9789385288678 rakuten. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading on hinduism. Scholars and intellectuals across the board are critical and worried about penguins. Note that doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service. Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford. On hinduism, a different book by wendy doniger is currently the no 5 bestselling kindle ebook on amazon india.
She is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the. We should stand up for freedom of speech, press and religion. Many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated within a century. While in high school, she studied dance under george balanchine and martha graham. Here in these seventyfive seminal myths are the many incarnations of vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the. This is a rich text that will encourage dialogue and conversation among a wide range of scholars. Lee the hindus an alternative history por wendy doniger disponible en rakuten kobo. Recorded in sacred sanskrit texts, including the rig veda and the mahabharata, hindu myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century bce.
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 alternative history from publication and pulp the remaining copies in india. This was after a lawsuit filed by the shiksha bachao andolan samithi committee for the struggle to save education against the book arguing that the work was riddled with heresies and that the contents were. There has been much handwringing in india about wendy doniger s book, the hindus. This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger. In a series of 63 connected essays, it discusses hindu concepts of polytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and much more. Also, most nyrb titles are available from ebook retailers.
Hindu myths, translated from the original sanskrit by dr. She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name. The notice demanded that the publisher withdraw this book too. Amazon persuaded me to get this ebook through its sunday bestsellers notification. Hindu criticism of her work, and the influence of hinduism on her own philosophy of life. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in india.
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