A Conversation with Dominique Wohlschlag

In this dialogue, Reza asks Dominique a particular question about the

roles of Śiva and Brahmā in the Mahābhārata. Additionally, he inquires

why we refer to Vaiṣṇavites and Śivaites but don’t seem to have a

corresponding category of Brahmānites.

Dominique Wohlschlag is a specialist in medieval romance languages

and previously taught Latin at the Collège de Genève. With an extensive

background in Indian studies, he has offered courses on Sanskrit and

Indian Civilization at various Swiss institutions and has worked with

the Geneva Ethnography Museum. His scholarly contributions include three

translations of Indian poets (Jayadeva, Bhartrihari, Vidyâkara) and

numerous interpretative analyses of Hindu scriptures. In addition,

Wohlschlag has also written several books on the Hindu tradition with

two of them available in the link below for those interested in

exploring this rich tradition further.

The Queen and the Avatar

The Great War of the Dark Age: Keys to the Mahābhārata