Alain danielou biography

Alain Daniélou

Alain Daniélou (Neuilly-sur-Seine, París, 4 de octubre de 1907-Lonay, Suiza, 27 de enero de 1994) fue un historiador, intelectual, musicólogo e indólogofrancés y un notorio experto (y converso) al shivaísmo.

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Su madre, Madeleine Clamorgan, pertenecía a una antigua familia de la nobleza normanda; era una ferviente católica; fundó una orden religiosa para maestras en ropa civil, bajo el patronazgo de san François-Xavier. Su padre, Charles Daniélou, era un político bretón anticlerical que tuvo numerosos puestos ministeriales nacionales. Uno de sus hermanos fue un prelado católico y miembro de la Academia Francesa, el cardenal Jean Daniélou.

El joven Daniélou estudió canto con el famoso maestro Charles Panzéra, y danza clásica con Nicholas Legat (el maestro de Vátslav Nizhinski), y composición con Max d'Olonne.

Él y su pareja, el fotógrafo suizo Raymond Burnier, partieron a la India en un viaje de aventuras, fascinados con el arte y la cultura de esa nación. Daniélou fue uno de los primeros occidentales que visitó el ahora famoso templo er

Alain Daniélou

Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a Frenchhistorian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist, and a noted Western convert to and expert on ShaiviteHinduism.

In 1991, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[1]

Early life and education

His mother, Madeleine Clamorgan, was from an old family of the Norman nobility; a fervent Catholic, she founded schools and a religious order, Order of Sainte-Marie, for women teachers in civilian costume under the patronage of St. François-Xavier. His father, Charles Daniélou, was an anticlerical Breton politician who held numerous national ministerial posts in the Third Republic. One of his brothers was Roman Catholic prelate and Académie française member, Jean Daniélou.[2]

He received his education at the Institution Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix, Neuilly-sur-Seine, and at St. John's College, Annapolis.[2] The young Daniélou studied singing under the famous Cha

Alain Daniélou

French historian, Indologist and musicologist (1907–1994)

Alain Daniélou

Born(1907-10-04)4 October 1907
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died27 January 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 86)
Lonay, Switzerland
OccupationHistorian, Indologist, musicologist, translator, writer
SubjectCulture of India, Hindu studies, Indian classical music, Indian philosophy, ShaiviteHinduism
Notable works
  • Introduction to the Study of Musical Scales (1943)[1]
  • The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism (1964)[2]
  • Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus (1979)[3]
PartnerRaymond Burnier[4]
RelativesJean Daniélou[4][5][6]
www.alaindanielou.org

Alain Daniélou (French:[danielu]; 4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, Indologist, intellectual, musicologist, translator, writer and Western convert to and expert on the Shaivite branch of Hinduism.[7]

In 1991, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak

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