Professor Wendy Doniger
Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago and has also taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She is the author of many books, including The Hindus: An Alternative History ; Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook ; The Ring of Truth: And Other Myths of Sex and Jewelry ; and On Hinduism .
Wendy Doniger is Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago and has also taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She is the author of many books, including The Hindus: An Alternative History ; Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook ; The Ring of Truth: And Other Myths of Sex and Jewelry ; and On Hinduism . See less
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Professor Wendy Doniger book reviews
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The Hindus: An Alternative History
Ignoramus parading as a professor
I was appalled at the author's lack of real insight into Hindu culture and India's major religion, viz., Hinduism. Being a professor at a School of Divinity, it is understandable that Doniger writes ... Read More
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The Hindus: An Alternative History
Quite a Dull Book
by JohnL, Jul 15, 2010
It would be an understatement to say that writing a history of Hinduism is large task and Wendy Doniger?s work, sadly, doesn?t really rise to the challenge.
What we get in this work is a series of ... Read More