Śiva and Brahmā in the Mahābhārata - Dominique Wohlschlag
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.
