Alain Daniélou

Alain Daniélou
Alain Daniélou playing the piano
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, Shaivite Hinduism
Notable works
  • Introduction to the Study of Musical Scales (1943)
  • The Myths and Gods of India: The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism (1964)
  • Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus (1979)
PartnerRaymond Burnier
RelativesJean Daniélou
Website
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.

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.

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