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'''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''' (born ]) is a leading, though 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. 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 ].


== Allegations of Shoddy Scholarship == == Allegations of shoddy scholarship ==
⚫ Some members of the ] community have spoken out against her 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 remain untranslated. In ], ] removed an entry on Hinduism by her, following protests of an extremely biased stand. Wendy's work has been described as unreliable and idiosyncratic.

⚫ 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 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.

Allegations of shoddy scholarship

Some members of the Hindu community have spoken out against her 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 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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