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| '''Wendy Doniger''' (Born ]) is |
'''Wendy Doniger''' (Born ]) is a controversial 'scholar' of ], author, and the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the ], where she has taught since ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Wendy Doniger has translated many ] texts including the ], Laws of Manu, and ]. 'Erotic spirituality and the Kamasutra' is one of her most famous books. | ||
| == Allegations of Shoddy Scholarship == | |||
| The Hindu community has spoken out against her writings, her disparaging comments on the religion and the wild interpretations she has given of some of the Hindu holy books. Her knowledge of the Sanskrit language is at most basic and she is accused of only re-translating / paraphrasing already translated works while ignoring the large body of work that remain untranslated. In 2003, Microsoft Encarta removed an entry on Hinduism by her, following protests of an extremely biased stand. Wendy's work has been described as unreliable and idiosyncratic. | |||
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Wendy Doniger (Born 1940) is a controversial 'scholar' of Hinduism, author, and the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, where she has taught since 1978.
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.
Allegations of Shoddy Scholarship
The Hindu community has spoken out against her writings, her disparaging comments on the religion and the wild interpretations she has given of some of the Hindu holy books. Her knowledge of the Sanskrit language is at most basic and she is accused of only re-translating / paraphrasing already translated works while ignoring the large body of work that remain untranslated. In 2003, Microsoft Encarta removed an entry on Hinduism by her, following protests of an extremely biased stand. Wendy's work has been described as unreliable and idiosyncratic.
External Links
Are Hinduism studies prejudiced? A look at Microsoft Encarta
U.S. Hinduism Studies: A Question of Shoddy Scholarship
Sample errors from Wendy's Rgveda Translations
Sample errors from Wendy's Translations on The Laws of Manu
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