The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger penguin books november 2010 isbn10. I had written this for facebook, reproducing it here. Textual sources for the study of hinduism textual sources for the study of religion, issn 17592739. Nov 30, 2010 wendy doniger s enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. In this magisterial volume of essays, wendy doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to. To download the pdf, click the download link above. I found it noteworthy out of 44 essays 10 are explicitly about sex. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduism s most prominent scholars. Yet the greatness of hinduism its vitality, its earthiness, its vividnesslies precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that continue to inspire debate today. But the buying a book online feels like something of a hollow victory if hard. The traditional principle of spatial organization of the people of india is neither racial nor casteist but cultural and territorial.
This is not wendy donigers the hindus an alternative history. With her inimitable insight and expertise doniger illuminates those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. Rare ancient hinduism books to download all pdf vedic. Hinduism, in her view, is an intricate weave of the diverse localities and communities of indian culture. Wendy donigers foundational study is both modern in its engagement with a diverse range of religions and refreshingly classic in its transhistorical, cross. 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. 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. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. 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 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 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.
The book was initially published by viking penguin in 2009 and later in india by penguins indian subsidiary, penguin india. As doniger points out in her statement, readers in and outside india are still free to download the hindus on kindle. 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. One story is about fusing the head of a brahmin woman onto the body of a dalit woman. Alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. On hinduism is the culmination of over forty years of scholarship from a renowned expert on one of the worlds great faiths.
Unlike her previous work this was specifically aimed at the indian audience. The latest twist in the tale is the notice served to aleph book company, the publisher of donigers previous book, on hinduism. 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. 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. If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs. Dont miss this equivalent of a brilliant graduate course froma feisty and exhilarating teacher. The origins of evil in hindu mythology download ebook pdf. Download hinduism ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Download this pdf file the pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. Objectionable passages from wendy donigers second book on. This is not a pipe rene magritte this is not wendy donigers the. Rare ancient hinduism books to download all pdf vedic press.
From one of the worlds foremost scholars on hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its history. 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. On hinduism download free epub, pdf 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. Wendy donigers the hindus recalled by penguin india time. Wendy doniger oflaherty born november 20, is an american indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades.
Oct 26, 2015 for them, neoved antic hinduism is the only hinduism, or alternatively, is the only hinduism that matters. Feb 14, 2014 questioning wendy doniger on hinduism in hawaii at annual conference of association of asian studies aas, march 31april 3, 2011 bharat gupt wendy donigers scholarship was critiqued at a. After half a century of studying and engaging with hinduism, im not about to be silenced by a few bad eggs, academic wendy doniger wrote in her latest book on hinduism, published last year. For them, neoved antic hinduism is the only hinduism, or alternatively, is the only hinduism that matters. Fight back and take back wendy donigers valuable book taken away from you by a spineless publisher and the. An alternative history by wendy doniger of the university of chicago is really not a history at all. If you are drawn to read wendy donigers the hindus as i was because you see in hinduism an example of a culturalspiritual tradition that has managed to keep alive right into modern times a view of a sacred universe sacred time, sacred geography, sacred cosmology, sacred social customs and social roles, sacred geometry and.
Objectionable passages from wendy donigers second book on hinduism free download as pdf file. The notice demanded that the publisher withdraw this book too. Wendy doniger, on hinduism, aleph book company, 20, pp. Infact,whenitcomesrightdowntoit,judaism,christianity,and. Mar, 2014 the latest twist in the tale is the notice served to aleph book company, the publisher of donigers previous book, on hinduism. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned in. Her translations for penguin classics include the rig veda, the laws of. In her book, doniger retells hindu stories and provides snarky interpretations. The title of donigers book an alternative history is problematic. Hinduism cannot claim any corresponding universal as a core principle of identity. Includes more than 60 essays and lectures spanning the decadeslong career of one of hinduisms most prominent scholars. 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. P enguin books india has said this week that it will destroy all available copies of the 2009 book by the indologist.
Doniger provides several variants of the theme of transposed heads. 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. The hindus an alternative history by wendy doniger. 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.
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. 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. Wendy doniger is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the. 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. 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. Dec 04, 2017 121 rare hinduism books ancient books that are not present today. 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. The hindus an alternative history is an utterly wonderful book.
Apr 23, 2009 the title of doniger s book an alternative history is problematic. While in high school, she studied dance under george balanchine and martha graham. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues. 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. This is the first part of a scholarly critique of wendy donigers the hindus. Wendy doniger, on hinduism directory of open access journals. 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. 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. This book published by penguin was withdrawn by the publisher in an out of court settlement owing to a case filed in a delhi court by shiksha bachao andolan and a.
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 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. 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 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. 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. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity, not an insult. Pdf the hindus an alternative history wendy doniger. Wendy donigers book is a tribute to hinduisms complexity. Wendy doniger s 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. Information about the openaccess article wendy doniger, on hinduism in doaj.
A brief introduction to hinduism augsburg fortress publishers. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. If you are drawn to read wendy doniger s the hindus as i was because you see in hinduism an example of a culturalspiritual tradition that has managed to keep alive right into modern times a view of a sacred universe sacred time, sacred geography, sacred cosmology, sacred social customs and social roles, sacred geometry and. Click download or read now button to sign up and download read hindu mythology pdf books. She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name. Wendy doniger was born in new york in and trained as a dancer under shiva. It suggests the hinduism she is chronicling is a shadow version of some other more mainstream narrative. Yet the greatness of hinduismits vitality, its earthiness, its vividnesslies precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that continue to inspire debate today. This is a rich text that will encourage dialogue and conversation among a wide range of scholars. Wendy doniger, which contains 108 of the over 1,000 hymns that make up the collection.
Wendy doniger dropped a bombshell on indian intellectual circles with her 2009 book the hindus an alternative history. On hinduism paperback wendy doniger oxford university press. 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. It has seven sections based on the different themes. Ive just finished wendy donigers in famous the hindus. This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger. Textual sources for the study of hinduism wendy doniger. 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. 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 is one of the foremost scholars of hinduism in the world. Wendy donigers enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. An alternative history after three, maybe four months.
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