Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, is this year\u2019s Distinguished Visiting Humanist. Doniger, a scholar of Hinduism and mythology, will be in residence at the University from March 22 to 24.<\/p>\n
She\u2019ll deliver a lecture, free and open to the public, titled \u201cThe Subversion of Religion by Science in Ancient India, and the Subversion of Science by Religion in Contemporary India,\u201d at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room at Rush Rhees Library.<\/p>\n
Doniger\u2019s work brings together a variety of academic fields, including religion, anthropology, linguistics, and gender studies. A member of Chicago\u2019s faculty since 1978, she holds appointments in the Divinity School, the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the Committee on Social Thought, and the College.<\/p>\n