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Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (born November 20, 1940) is an American Indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades.
Jun 19, 2022 · As one of the world’s foremost scholars of Hinduism, Sanskrit and mythology, Wendy Doniger has also found herself at the centre of contentious debates on the politics of knowledge, the study of religion, the insider-outsider readings of texts and traditions.
Wendy Doniger. Email don8@uchicago.edu. Faculty Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions; also in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the Committee on Social Thought, and the College.
Biography. Wendy Doniger’s research interests revolve around two basic areas, Hinduism and mythology. Her work in mythology addresses themes in cross-cultural expanses, such as death, dreams, evil, horses, sex, and women; her work on Hinduism covers a broad spectrum that, in addition to mythology, considers literature, law, gender, and zoology.
Dec 3, 2018 · Wendy Doniger will long be remembered, admired, and loved for a great many things—for the astonishing breadth and range of her scholarship; for her deep knowledge of South Asian languages, history, and culture; for her seemingly boundless and infectious energy; and for her wonderful, often hilarious sense of humor.
Wendy Doniger is a distinguished Indologist and scholar of Sanskrit and Indian textual traditions. Her research and teaching interests revolve around Hinduism and mythology addressing themes such as death, dreams, evil, literature, law, gender and zoology.
Her courses in mythology address themes in cross-cultural expanses, such as death, dreams, evil, horses, sex, and women; her courses in Hinduism cover a broad spectrum that, in addition to mythology, considers literature, law, gender, and zoology. Read more about Professor Doniger here.
Wendy Doniger Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions; Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the Committee on Social Thought, and the College
Wendy Doniger is one of the world's most influential scholars of Hinduism. The author of 16 books, her work has broken new ground in Hindu scholarship, exploring Hinduism through modern contexts, such as gender, sexuality and identity.
Wendy Doniger’s research and teaching interests revolve around two basic areas, Hinduism and mythology. Her courses in mythology address themes in cross-cultural expanses, such as death, dreams, evil, horses, sex, and women; her courses in Hinduism cover a broad spectrum that, in addition to mythology, considers literature, law, gender, and ...
