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. She brings a multiplicity of actors and stories to the stage to show how brilliant, creativeand often subversivethinkers have kept hinduism alive and dynamic through the ages. The rig veda by wendy doniger, 9780140449891, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Also by wendy doniger siva, the erotic ascetic the origins of evil in hindu mythology dreams, illusion, and other realities. Wendy donigers the hindus recalled by penguin india time. Wendy donigers scholarship was critiqued at a roundtable panel in hawaii for two hours. Like some of her predecessors, she appreciates the sexual freedom involved, but then she also tends to stress two aspects.
Wendy doniger and the hindus by murali balaji the new. This is not wendy donigers the hindus an alternative history. You can see the logic of her doing it if you have ever studied. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data doniger, wendy. Wendy doniger dropped a bombshell on indian intellectual circles with her 2009 book the hindus an alternative history. Click download or read now button to sign up and download read hindu mythology pdf books. This work deals at length with various theories about relgion prevalent at the time when megasthenes visited india very interesting and scholarly views have been put forth regarding investigations of.
Doniger, who cannot but be aware of the political historiography of hindu nationalists, the most powerful interpreters of indian religions in both india and abroad today, also wishes to provide an. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the hindus. Instead it completely demonizes entire hinduism with few misunderstood references. It is shoddy, it peddles the lies of its predecessors and tries to convert a lie into a fact by repeating it over multiple times. Quoting from lgbt themes in hindu mythology about wendy. 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. With immense skill wendy doniger illuminates those moments within the hindu tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf version or the epub, or both. Examines a rich array of hindu conceptspolytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, nonviolence, and many more. An alternative history description dont miss this equivalent of a brilliant graduate course froma feisty and exhilarating teacher.
The scholarship of wendy doniger, which focuses on interpretation of hindu texts through psychoanalysis, has been criticised and regarded as unreliable. The title of donigers book an alternative history is problematic. Wendy donigers compendious account of religious traditions that constitute an ism only in the broadest possible sense begins with an account of being eggpelted by one such hardliner who. Wendy doniger, the 74yearold american author and research scholar in sanskrit is moreover known for the high regard she has had for indian tradition. 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. On hinduism writer wendy doniger page xvii after the attacks on. This is not a pipe rene magritte this is not wendy donigers the. 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. 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. 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. I had written this for facebook, reproducing it here. An alternative history fight back and reclaim wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the fundamentalists they made a deal with.
Wendy donigers the hindus is a classic example of leftliberal scholarship on hinduism. Right or wrong, wendy donigers the hindus should be. 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. Donigers book provided me a great historical overview of hinduism.
It suggests the hinduism she is chronicling is a shadow version of some other more mainstream narrative. The narrative sweep is epicwendy doniger, with exceptional brio, tells us how the story of hinduism continues to multiply. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger.
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. A scholar of sanskrit and indian textual traditions, her major works include, asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of siva. 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 alternative history after three, maybe four months. 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. If this is what hinduism teaches than how over 1 billion hindus are non violent, scholarly, intelligent and caring compassionate people.
Indeed, the shudra brahmin collapses the chasm between the subaltern and the sanskritic hindu that doniger has dug. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, 1940 is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. An alternative history kindle edition by doniger, wendy. Wendy donigers book on hinduism the right wing muslims made such a fuss about salman rushdie, most of them did not even read the book satanic verses, or even know that it was in english. As doniger points out in her statement, readers in and outside india are still free to download the hindus on kindle. The freudian and marxist agendas tell us to look for the subtext, the hidden transcript, the censored text. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. Fight back and take back wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the.
The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. 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. The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book. The origins of evil in hindu mythology download ebook. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduisms most prominent scholars. 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 just finished wendy donigers in famous the hindus. Donigers second book on hinduism free download as pdf file. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva.
Objectionable passages from wendy donigers second book on. Doniger knows her sanskrit and her vedas, but she looks hindu rituals and traditions from the point of view of women and minorities. A sourcebook translated from the sanskrit by wendy doniger. The traditional principle of spatial organization of the people of india is neither racial nor casteist but cultural and territorial. How is wendy donigers book the hindu in its quality of. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10. The origins of evil in hindu mythology wendy doniger download bok. But the buying a book online feels like something of a hollow victory if hard. An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the worlds oldest major religions, the hindus elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds. A careful definition is sharper f or donigers t urn o f phrase. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger ripu. Prasannarajan, india today anyone seriously concerned with hinduism in the contemporary world will be well advised to read, enjoy, engage and even argue with this book. The origins of evil in hindu mythology wendy doniger. Wendy doniger has 73 books on goodreads with 35307 ratings.