[INDOLOGY] death of Raniero Gnoli

[Lyne Bansat-Boudon]

This is very sad news that will affect many of us, especially those for whom non-dualist Kashmir Shaivism is a field of research.
Is there any need to recall Professor Gnoli’s pioneering role in this field and the inaugural study he brilliantly conducted on Indian aesthetic theory, one of the major dimensions of this system of thought?

In a certain way, Professor Gnoli “created”, or rather discovered and brought to light the aesthetic Indian thought as an autonomous, yet very much integrated new discipline, rich in countless metaphysical resonances that not only help us better understand how non-dualist Kashmir Shaivism is a “system” in the strongest sense of the word, but also contribute to bring about the putting into perspective of the many Western theories, themselves relatively partial.

His work as a philologist and philosopher has inspired many researchers of subsequent generations, beginning with the one who was his most faithful and brilliant disciple, Professor Raffaele Torella.
We will greatly miss Professor Gnoli, but the number and quality of his works will remain an indispensable reference for us.



Lyne Bansat-Boudon

Directeur d'études pour les Religions de l'Inde

Ecole pratique des hautes études, section des sciences religieuses

Membre senior honoraire de l'Institut universitaire de France

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Objet : [INDOLOGY] death of Raniero Gnoli

Dear Members,
some hours ago Raniero Gnoli, one of the most outstanding scholars of our times, and an extraordinary gentleman, has left us. He has passed away peacefully at the age of 95. He was a unique man…

Raffaele Torella


Prof. Raffaele Torella
Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit
Sapienza University of Rome
wwwuniroma1.academia.edu/raffaeletorella

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