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Wendy doniger oflaherty is the mircea eliade professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago. An alternative history by wendy doniger of the university of chicago is really not a history at all. In her book, doniger retells hindu stories and provides snarky interpretations. The real reason wendy donigers book on hindus was banned. One story is about fusing the head of a brahmin woman onto the body of a dalit woman. The details of the settlement include withdrawal of the books from. The latest twist in the tale is the notice served to aleph book company, the publisher of donigers previous book, on hinduism. 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. The notice demanded that the publisher withdraw this book too. Wendy donigers book was booted from india after conservative hindu activists cried foul. I had written this for facebook, reproducing it here. The publisher has agreed to destroy all copies as part of a settlement. She is the author of women, androgynes, and other mythical beasts.

Wendys book was positioned as an alternative history of hinduism, since according to the author mainstream history was written from a male brahminical and white orientalist perspective. Wendy doniger, a professor of history of religion at university of chicago, is a prizewinning author of book, the hindus. Attack on wendys book on hinduism suggests casualness of. A controversial book on hinduism is back in print in indiawith a. Penguin india withdrawn copies of wendy donigers controversial. Seventythreeyearold doniger is an americanjewish indologist who has been a professor at the university of chicago since 1978.

Doniger provides several variants of the theme of transposed heads. Penguin withdraws controversial hinduism book huffpost. Wendy donigers the hindus recalled by penguin india time. Unlike her previous work this was specifically aimed at the indian audience. An alternative history is a book by american indologist, wendy. The 2009published book, that was banned in india, is making a comeback. An alternative history, which was published in 2009. Wendy donigers the hindus is courageous, controversial and a. Like some of her predecessors, she appreciates the sexual freedom involved, but then she also tends to stress two aspects. Hinduism wendy doniger s controversial book the hindus. She is the mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago. Wendy doniger holds doctorates in sanskrit and indian studies from harvard and oxford.

Controversial book, the hindus, by religious scholar wendy doniger withdrawn by penguin over lawsuit penguin books india has agreed to withdraw a controversial book on hinduism as settlement for a lawsuit filed in 2011, the new york times reported. An alternative history penguin,2009has outraged hindus around the world for allegedly insulting and offending hindus and indians. Hinnells is professor of comparative religion at the university of manchester. She is an american indologist with dozens of publication under her name. Doniger is fearless in her embrace of complexity throughout her brilliant book, the hindus. Not sure how a translator of wendys caliber would feel comfortable using a noun instead of an adjective. The book is by wendy doniger, a professor at the university of chicago divinity school and noted hinduism scholar. An alternative history, by university of chicago divinity school professor wendy doniger, was published in. This book is a collection of essays on hinduism by the author wendy doniger.

Its publisher, penguin books india was in line of fire to have allegedly. The book was initially published by viking penguin in 2009 and later in india by penguins indian subsidiary, penguin india. Wendy donigers enthralling and encyclopaedic book reveals her vision of a hindu culture that is plural, varied, generous, and inclusive. It has seven sections based on the different themes. Penguin books india has reportedly agreed to recall and destroy all copies in india of a book about hinduism by a u. Right or wrong, wendy donigers the hindus should be.