Wendy Doniger

Wendy Doniger (born November 20, 1940) is a controversial scholar of Hinduism.

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1940 - Hinduism

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Since her first critically lauded book, Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva in 1973, Wendy Doniger has been active in international religious studies.

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Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva - 1973

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Doniger holds two doctorates, from Harvard and Oxford, in Sanskrit and Indian Studies. Doniger is the author, translator, and editor of almost thirty books in as many years.

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Harvard - Oxford - Sanskrit - Indian Studies

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From 1978, Doniger has taught at the University of Chicago, where she currently is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School, the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the Committee of Social Thought.

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1978 - University of Chicago - Mircea Eliade

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Wendy Doniger has translated many Sanskrit texts including the Rig Veda, Laws of Manu, and Kamasutra. Erotic spirituality and the Kamasutra is one of her most famous books. She is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Sanskrit - Rig Veda - Kamasutra - Encyclopædia Britannica

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Doniger's current works in progress include a novel, Horses for Lovers, Dogs for Husbands, and an interpretive work, The Mythology of Horses in India. Her latest book, The Woman Who Pretended To Be Who She Was (due to be published later this year), is about the mythology of self-imitation in ancient India, Shakespeare, medieval Celtic, German, and French romances, and Hollywood films. It forms the basis for her lecture, which is entitled, ?Self-Imitation in Ancient India, Shakespeare, and Hollywood.?

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India - Shakespeare - Celt - German - French - Hollywood

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