Alf Hiltebeitel
1942
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2023
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: University of Chicago Divinity School, University of Chicago, Haverford College, Oakwood Friends School
occupation: indologist, historian of religion
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship
Alfred John Hiltebeitel (April 10, 1942 - March 12, 2023) was Columbian Professor of Religion, History, and Human Sciences at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., US. His academic specialism was in ancient Sanskrit epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, together with Indian religious tradition and folklore. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Works 11
The Cult of Draupadi
Rethinking the Mahabharata: A Reader's Guide to the Education of the Dharma King
Rethinking India's oral and classical epics : Draupadī among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits
Criminal Gods and Demon Devotees
When the Goddess was a Woman
Hair
Is the Goddess a Feminist?
The ritual of battle
Dharma
Reading the fifth Veda
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Rethinking India's oral and classical epics
Articles 10
- 2016-04-29
- 2015-12
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Human - wd:Q19666720