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A Life of Learning WENDY DONIGE! A Life of Learning Wendy Doniger ‘ONAL PAPER, Mo. 72 ‘The 2015 Charles Home” Usalas Prize Lectore wat esevted at the ACLS Aupual Meatag in Pilea, Pa, on May 8 2005, (8201505 ey Dine CONTENTS ‘Op Charles Homer Hashing Haskins tne Lectores: eit iogaphy of Wendy Deniger Incoducion Dy Paulie Ye Alife of eateung by Wenly Danger ON CHARLES HOMER HASKINS Charles Homer Haskine 11870-1937), for whom the ACLS lecture sees ss nour, was the Hirst chairman of the American Coun oF of Leave Societies, tam 1920 co 1926, He bagan his teat ing career at The Johné Hapkins Univers, where te received, the BA depece in 1887 and the PRL in 190, Ue lcler Laugh at ee University uf Wisconsin and at Uarvard Univesity, waere he served a dear af the Grafiote Schual of Arts and Sciences fram 1908 to 1924. At the rier of hs seliceanen in 1931, be weak Henry Chses Lea Pralessor of Meival History athe Hine at his rellecment in 1031, snd Ie seaved as president othe American Historical Astociatinn tn 1972, nd was a founder and the second presidan of Fae Medieval Academy of America (1928). A geval American teacher, Charles tamer skins al ld tauch to establish the cenatation of Ameaicau seelarship alread, His distinction vas recognized In hoaarzey cegeess trom Siasbourp, Padua, Maneheser, Varls, Louvain, Caen, Harvard, Wisconsin. and Allegheny Coflege, where ta 1883 he had bepun his higher euestion ot the age af 13, HASKINS PRIZE LECTURERS ans m4 om3 po boa 200 209 2008 2007 2006 2005 2am on one ant ana on ong ea tons 1995 99a 1993 98 at 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1966 1984 ro Wendy Meniger Juno Net Robert Altes Joyce Apnety Lenty clasie Nancy Sinaet Wiliam Labor ‘Thecdor Meron Lira Neekin Marta EM Cena Leener Peter Gay ate Brown Henry A. Millon Helen Venater ‘Geotrey Hartman (iit Geertz ¥eRa Tuan NetalieZemon Davis aber! William Pope Phylle Pray Foher Ret K. Merton ‘Annemarie Schinnc) Denald We Meinig ton Babbit Paul Osear Krstellee odith N, Silor Solu Hope Fann cai E, Sehowske Millon ¥.Ansst08 Lawrence Sten May Rocarnand Haas Maynard Mack | BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF | WENDY DONICER Wondy Louiger graduated tanr Radille College and received he PHD Seom Harvacd University and her DP tram Gord Uni versity. She has racght9¢ Harviasd Oxford, che Sehool of OrienIsT and Afican Studies ot the Uuversity ot London, the Univer ‘of Calien'a at Berkely, and, since 1978, a the University of CChicaga, where she isthe Miccea Ellade Distinguished Service Professor af the History uf Religions in che Tivinity Sooo) the Departmen: 6? Sault: Avia Laiguayen and Civ eatin, and the Commitee on Scclal Trought. In IS she was elected jwesi dent of the ameriea Acadamy uf Regia, in 1969 9 flow of the Ameean Academy of Arts ané Sciences. in 7996 9 itn ber ofthe Amercan Philosophical Sosiery, nd In 187 >rasident of the Assvoustion for Asian Studies. She was 9 member of the ACLS Bosal of Dieetas from 1994-98. se hohe seven aururary tiegoees (one (corm Harverd. In 86 ake a8 amanled che Rad life Medal; i 1989 the Medal af the Collge de France in une, 2000, he PEN Oakland <lerary avant for exceleace ia emul cultura literature, non-Reron, for Salting se Uifrne: aud in LGecoboe, 200%, te Rase Masy Ctavchoy B.iee Ison Use Briish Avedon, fur the best back sbact Engll Ievatare writen by 23 womar, tor The Benric. The Graham Scho fhe Univesity of (Chicagn gave her the aso ft Sicellonce ia Texting in Grade Seadies 3 2097, and she wae rvaided ie Faculey Award fer Excel lence in Gradvate Teaching and tentosing bythe University of Chi ayu,in2012. The American Aeacemy of Re-givn awarded he the 2NOR Mulia . Marty Award fr rhe Paice de-ataading of Bei on. bn 2012 sae was awarded che Ramnath Fenky Awad fram The Pxpress Gtoup, lia, forthe best book, nent fr Zi Hindus: a Alguaive History, which va sian Anais for the New York Boo Crieg Cele award, i 2010. She has mentored ‘ever 70 students throug eis HD PratessorDaniger's veseucch and cearhing interests evnlve atounc cwo basic area, Wiagu:sm. and mythelagy Her aes in mythology addres ietaes in eoetciural egpanse, et a8 ath, dreams, el sey, aed wonen, ber Fours i> Hinduism fever = Rrcad syec:euta that i ution 19 myth sg, eonsiers literate, las, Ruler, anc zvalep ‘Annung uver 40 books oublished under the nares of "Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty and Wendy Doniger aze 17 ‘uerpre- Vive worl, tachaling Si: he snc Agric: The Origins of it i Fine Mptetgy Wonsen, Andawoies, and Otter Mythical Feasts, Dreams, sion, and Otho Sealers; tule of Sex ant ior lane Polke, Sacrifice nud Dasger tn the fttasa Brahma: rar Peoples’ ths: The Case of Bees, Sluts tke 23ers center nth in Anca Grace ar nia; Tle Bk: a lr sex and Masquerade; Tike implied Spider: Sliics und Theology ln apts he Woman Who Pretended To Be Who Sle Was: The indus: ai Aitevmariv rstery; On Hinduism; and Minds, (or lie nowon Anthology of World Relipians. Avabr er ae taut ions ave thiee Panguln Classiee—Mina Myvtr A Sourabook, neste fa the Seaskor, The Rig Vedas An Anchgy, 103 ete Translaust fan oe Sask: arab The Las f Mar (> asian W. Sniuh}—and a neve teansclon ef she Ramasucra (ch Sudhie Kaka. to progress ave Fe Ming of Uri, And Oder ts of Sx wut Jey, Resance 0 Religion im Ancent Indi: The i- den Tranccrnt of te Seieics of Holes and Meaeure (the 2014 Tey Lecrures at Yale, aul a uovel, Hove or Lovers, ge fr ends Professor Wendy Dan'ge~ 2015 Charles Homer Haskins 2rize Lecuure isthe thirwthird in an Aaa eres named for the First chairman nf the Amerlean Count of Learned Societies. The Executive Committe of the Delegates ot ACLS selects the >tze ‘vinner and lecture: fom the many worthy nerinalons pu ft ‘ward yu community, The Lecturers charge is “to reflec ota lifstime of work ay a scholar; an the motives, the chance deteainaions, the =3t- fsfactions and the disatsfaetions} ofthe ie searing; ana ro explore through one's own life the larger, inacninnat lie of scholarship, We Go not wish the speaker to presen: rhe products ff nne's own scholarly research, but rather 10 share with otbet Sschalars rhe personal proves ul paricularlietime of learning.” Professor Dango’ lierime of loving as been full and prodoctive one, yiaiting more thai. 3 buoks and mumernis avticks and seviews. As the lectet nominating her for tonights honor nated: "Her Hlerime of work a¥ an historian cf religion spans a ttre period canglag (evn dae inellecval ‘God is Dead? rmavement af th sinles Io uur custent, ace awareness of the fale religion plays in shaplng lives, pallies, ané mation tn es mucin nf Sanskrit exts, mythology, and Hindu retigints uade Fans, se has cakes en the geval challenge af she humane: £9 make cmpex phenoreua uf huspan crcatiicy mesmlngfal grass time, space. and Janguage [Ab ove reviower of ‘ter vatk noted, with Profesor Honiger os ¢ guide, “contenpating a myth lows one te lavk through oth els el Une human kaleidageope at otce £0 a2 (0 ‘dentfy persural commitments and problems wile allowiag tevsee aye in which that nyt is and in not ur ow SOV" Let rigorous analyses wal acute descrigtions presen: to ler readers ‘what she has called “Ihe datagerous gods Of ataernese"= witha