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| Wendy Doniger has translated many ] texts including the ], Laws of Manu, and ]. ''Erotic spirituality and the Kamasutra'' is one of her most famous books. She is a member of the editorial board of ]. | Wendy Doniger has translated many ] texts including the ], Laws of Manu, and ]. ''Erotic spirituality and the Kamasutra'' is one of her most famous books. She is a member of the editorial board of ]. | ||
| == Controversy == | |||
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Some members of the ] community have spoken out against Doniger's writings, her disparaging comments on the religion and the interpretations she has given of some of the Hindu holy books. They allege that her knowledge of the ] is at most basic, and she is accused of only re-translating/paraphrasing already translated works while ignoring the large body of work that remains untranslated. In ], ] removed an entry on Hinduism by Doniger, following protests that it displayed an extremely biased stand. Her work has been described as unreliable and idiosyncratic, focussing too heavily (some say exclusively) on Hinduism's attitudes to sex. | ||
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Wendy Doniger (born 1940) is a leading, though 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. She is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica.
Controversy
Some members of the Hindu community have spoken out against Doniger's writings, her disparaging comments on the religion and the interpretations she has given of some of the Hindu holy books. They allege that 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 remains untranslated. In 2003, Microsoft Encarta removed an entry on Hinduism by Doniger, following protests that it displayed an extremely biased stand. Her work has been described as unreliable and idiosyncratic, focussing too heavily (some say exclusively) on Hinduism's attitudes to sex.
External Links
- Wendy Doniger's homepage at the University of Chicago
- Encyclopædia Britannica editorial board members
- Are Hinduism studies prejudiced? A look at Microsoft Encarta
- U.S. Hinduism Studies: A Question of Shoddy Scholarship
- Biases in Hinduism Studies
- Sample errors from Wendy's Rgveda Translations
- Sample errors from Wendy's Translations on The Laws of Manu
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