Wendy Doniger

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Wendy Doniger in May 2015
Born
Wendy Doniger

(1940-11-20) November 20, 1940 (age 83)
New York City, New York, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral studentsJeffrey Kripal, Alexander Argüelles[1]

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (born November 20, 1940) is an American Indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades. A scholar of Sanskrit and Indian textual traditions, her major works include The Hindus: An Alternative History; Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva; Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook; The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology; Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts; and The Rig Veda: An Anthology, 108 Hymns Translated from the Sanskrit.[2] She is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and has taught there since 1978.[2] She served as president of the Association for Asian Studies in 1998.[3]

  1. ^ Curriculum Vitae, uchicago.edu; accessed June 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Shrimali 2010, p. 67.
  3. ^ "Board of Directors: Past Presidents". Association for Asian Studies. Association for Asian Studies, Inc. Retrieved March 22, 2017.