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Revision as of 20:40, 14 May 2005 by Paxsimius (talk | contribs) (some clean-up; needs more)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Wendy Doniger (Born 1940) is one of the foremost scholars 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. Hindu extremists of India have threatened her for writing about social aspects of Hinduism. In an interview Doniger explained that this kind of fundamentalism is not new to Hinduism; the movement has a long history, but now has a political cast. According to the New York Times, she is the scholar who enraged Hindu puritans .
Wendy Doniger is the translator of numerous Sanskrit texts including the Rig Veda, Laws of Manu, and Kamasutra. EROTIC SPIRITUALITY AND THE KAMASUTRA is one of her most famous books.
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