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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A334-2004Apr9.html
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Wrath Over a Hindu God
U.S. Scholars' Writings Inspire Hatred in India
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 10, 2004; Page A01
Folklore has it that elephants never forget, and Paul Courtright has reason to believe it. A professor of religion at Emory University, he immersed himself in the story of Ganesha, the beloved Hindu god with the head of an elephant. Detecting provocative Oedipal overtones in Ganesha's story -- and phallic symbolism in his trunk -- he wrote a book setting out his theories in 1985.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A334-2004Apr9.html
washingtonpost.com > Nation
Wrath Over a Hindu God
U.S. Scholars' Writings Inspire Hatred in India
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 10, 2004; Page A01
Folklore has it that elephants never forget, and Paul Courtright has reason to believe it. A professor of religion at Emory University, he immersed himself in the story of Ganesha, the beloved Hindu god with the head of an elephant. Detecting provocative Oedipal overtones in Ganesha's story -- and phallic symbolism in his trunk -- he wrote a book setting out his theories in 1985.
...... etc etc