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MADELEINE BIARDEAU
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That was the time in which India and Europe could engage a differ-
ent dialogue, following the independence: still through fascination
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=89556CIH!B8=5cH<9“land of spirit”H<9dAMGH=75@!B8=5e ,<9
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qualities as an historian.
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on this side of the Planet, 09A,>0.7:>K=H<CIH5BM7CBH57HK=H<H<9
descendents of this great tradition. Louis Renou, whose classes in
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of Vedic times and up to its present developments. At the EPHE
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bution to the interpretation of the a/-49/:;,94k,/)4, and Indian
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Biardeau was again in India, this time as a CNRS researcher,
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'F=9BH ' ,<9 G5A9 M95F G<9 6975A9 /4=0.?0@= /UJ?@/0> in
indian religions at the EPHE - Religious studies. Since 1963, Bi-
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2@,20. As an associate member of the EFEO, she collaborated for
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down from master to disciple, generation after generation, in order to
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schools. Among the Indian pandits Biardeau met at that time there are
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the =,38,6,ie,C:<5FH}<5F=gG&a6D,;,/bD, !B75A9
out Biardeau’s impressive PhD thesis, entitled $3J:=40/07,.:99,4>
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cizing their western assomptions, Biardeau shows interest for the
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the $,??A,-49/@=G898=75H98=5F895IgG98=H=CBC:H<9$,??A,-49/@(CB8=7<9FFM
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as the director of the current 09?=0/UJ?@/0>/07U9/00?/07U>40
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cosmos”6 /<=@9KCF?=B;CBH<9H9LHGC:7@5GG=75@!B8=5BD<=@CGCD<M
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8<=GHG &CHK=H<GH5B8=B;57CAACB:F5A9KCF?c5G<5F98H97<B=EI9
C:5F;IA9BH5H=CBcH<=G8965H9899D@MCF=9BH98H<9DFC;F9GGC:!B-
dian thought. Thus, in the Vth79BHIFMH<9:5ACIGI88<=GH@C;=7=5B
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other scale, the opposition between Brahmanism and Buddhism is a
central argument in Biardeau’s interpretation of Indian epics, which
is regarded as a Brahmanic “reaction” to the rise of Buddhism.
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AMH<C@C;M 5B8 9D=7 8=G7CIFG9 /<9B =5F895I >C=B98 H<9 (
H<=GH<F958K5G5@F958MH<979BHF9C:<9F=BH9F9GH !BH<97CGAC;CB=7
AMH<GC:H<9!@=ai,>=5F895IH9GHG<9FA9H<C8C@C;M !H=G5FCIB8
:9KD@CHGH<5HACF95B8ACF9GCD<=GH=75H987CB79DH=CBGH5?9D@579
,<9M5F9@CC?98IDCB5G5B9@56CF5H99LDF9GG=CBC:!B8=5BdF5H=CB5@-
=HMe5GCFHC:7CIBH9FD5FHC:!B8=5BD<=@CGCD<=75@8=G7CIFG9 !B:57H
the particular cosmogonic model stemming out from a multiplic-
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osophic speculations, both having the same theoretical reference:
Vedic Revelation. Puranic cosmogonies show a prodigious intercon-
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of “renunciation”, the latter encompassing the former to shape the
KCF@8C:d89JCH=CBe-3,6?4). This is the matter of Biardeau’s É?@/0>
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e:;.4?, p. 44-45.
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H5F=HM69HK99BH<9HKC;C8GC:G5@J5H=CB.=~|I5B8q=J5
B5GD97HC:=5F895IgGKCF?5G=ADCFH5BH5GH<9GHI8MC:H9LHG=G
the ethnological investigation. The interpretation of texts constitutes
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=ADCGG=6@9 HC F95@@M G9D5F5H9 H<9G9 HKC 5GD97HG =B =5F895IgG KCF?
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true from the time of her thesis. As we have seen, she punctuated her
life travelling through India. It was the occasion to explore different
regions of the sub-continent, to visit main and minor temples and ob-
serve local cults. Thus, she could appreciate the transformations that
occur between the “textual” version and the “local” variants of the
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JCH98HC8=::9F9BH:CFAGC:.=~|ICFq=J55@@CKG569HH9FIB89FGH5B8=B;
C:H<9C889GGgG:IB7H=CB5GH<97CBGCFHC:H<9GCJ9F9=;B;C8GCF5G
H<9GCJ9F9=;B<9FG9@:=BA5BMA=BCFH9AD@9G9L7@IG=J9@M89JCH98HC
her). Here the cult shows few meaningful reminiscences of the Vedic
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C:H<97C@@97H=J9JC@IA956CIHH<9 =B8IC889GGG<998=H98=B
@?:@=/07,J0>>0349/:@0d(IFI~sFH<5e5B8C:<9FACBC;F5D<
4>?:4=0>/0;:?0,@C&,=4,?4:9>AJ/4<@0>,@?:@=/07,J0>>0349/:@0
'HF5BG@5H98=BHCB;@=G<=B
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(F9GG ,<=G6CC?<C@8G5D5FH=7I@5FD@579=B=5F895I’GKCF?c5B8G<9
<585GD97=5@F9;5F8:CF=H !B8998=H=G56CC?:I@@C:HF95GIF9G5I85-
cious in its method, a rewarding reading.
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D<M5B8F9@=;=CB5@H<CI;<G<9G99A98BCHD5M=B;AI7<5HH9BH=CB
to colloquia and conferences), and was also involved in few com-
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Jean-Pierre Vernant7 ,<9 GI779GG C: =5F895IgG KCF? is also tied
to the effort she made to render it accessible to the non-initiated.
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marion, 1981) was reprinted numerous times and translated into
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Comparative Studies on Ancient Societies. In 1971 Biardeau was invited to present a dos
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BOOKS
1958: #;3:l,#4//34,J8:9>?=,?4:9/@>;3:l,);,=,ie,9,
4_=, !BHFC8I7H=CB HF5BG@5H=CB 5B8 7CAA9BH5FM 6M % =-
5F895I +5BG?F=HH9LH9GH56@=G<986M& * <5HH=B7C@@56CF5-
H=CBK=H<, *5A5BI>5A (CB8=7<9FFM!BGH=HIH:F5BS5=G8g=B8C-
@C;=9(I6@=75H=CBG89@g!!
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1964: $3J:=40/07,.:99,4>>,9.00?;347:>:;340/07,;,=:70/,9>
70-=a38,94>80.7,>>4<@0 (5F=G,<9 5;I9%CIHCB$9%CB89
8g'IHF9%9FD5GGT9HDFTG9BHOHI89G
2(<H<9G=G3
c 3,=?j3,=4. &a6D,;,/bD, =,38,6aie,, ,A0. 7, Aj??4 /0
,=4Ajk,-3,H9LHF9DFC8I798:FCA$5<CF998=H=CB ,F5BG@5H=CB
=BHFC8I7H=CB5B8BCH9G (5F=G9C775F8(I6@=75H=CBG89@g!BGH=-
HIH897=J=@=G5H=CB=B8=9BB9
2CAD@9A9BH5FMH<9G=G3
1969: , ;347:>:;340 /0 ,9/,9, 4_=, A@0 G ;,=?4= /0 7,
=,38,>4//34 (5F=G O7C@9 :F5BS5=G9 8gLHFVA9'F=9BH (I-
blications de l’EFEO: 76), 1969.
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1981: F?@/0>/08D?3:7:240349/:@0:>8:2:940>;@=ai4<@0>
25FH=7@9G DI6@=G<98 =B @770?49 /0 7U
3 (5F=GO7C@9:F5BS5=G98gLHFVA9'F=9BH(I6@=-
cations de l’EFEO: 128) 1981.
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tion of 701> ;:@= 7, ;09>J0 349/:@0, Seghers, 1972). Paris,
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R 98 @?:@= /0 7, J0>>0 349/:@0. Paris, École des hautes
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1986: 0,3a-3a=,?,C?=,4?>?=,/@4?>/@>,9>.=4?4A=0>&G
(& ,F5BG@5H=CB6M" % (TH9F:5@J= !BHFC8I7H=CB7CAA9BH5F=9G
GIAA5F=9G;@CGG5FM6M% =5F895I (5F=G@5AA5F=CB
1994: F?@/0> /0 8D?3:7:240 349/:@0. II: 3,6?4 0? ,A,?a=, 25F-
ticles published in @770?49/07U 3
(CB8=7<9FFM O7C@9 :F5BS5=G9 8gLHFVA9'F=9BH (I6@=75H=CBG
de l’EFEO: 171), 1994.
2002: 0,3a-3a=,?,%9=J.4?1:9/,?0@=/@-=,38,94>800?
>:949?0=;=J?,?4:9. Paris, Seuil, 2002, 2 vols.
COLLECTIVE WORKS
1969: d$58T75D=H5H=CB89*9|I?s85BG@9AMH<989(5F5rIFsA5e
in !=,?4/a9,8 9/4,9 =,94,9 ,9/ 9/:@=:;0,9 #?@/40>
!=0>09?0/?:@4;0=:934>#4C?40?34=?3/,D. The Hague-
(5F=G%CIHCB+9F=9G%5>CFD
1973: “L’activité et le principe spirituel humains dans la pensée brah-
A5B=EI989@5DTF=C897@5GG=EI9e=B! %9M9FGCB98 !=:-7K80>
/0 7, !0=>:990 :77:<@0 /@ 09?=0 /0 =0.30=.30 /0 ;>D.3:7:
240.:8;,=,?4A0. Paris, %CIHCBC O7C@9DF5H=EI989G<5IH9G
études, VIe Section: Congrès et colloques: 13), 1973, p. 65-82.
1975: J. Kristeva, M. Biardeau, F. Cheng, P.-S. Filliozat, M. Loi,
89.=HF5M%9M9FCJ=H7< +=6CBM,?=,A0=>J0/0>>4290>.
(5F=G+9I=@,9@)I9@
c d,<TCF=9G 8I @5B;5;9 9B !B89e =B , ?=,A0=>J0 /0> >4290>.
Paris, Seuil, 1975, p. 113-142.
1979: N. Balbir, M. Biardeau, J. Boisselier, C. Caillat, F. Chap-
DI=G "$ (5GG9F * *T;B=9F "( *CIL " .5F9BB9 1=A-
mermann, 0 8:9/0 49/409 "07424:9> 0? .4A474>,?4:9 Paris,
$5FCIGG9B7M7@CDC7<9
c d$g<=B8CI=GA9e=B0:9/049/409"07424:9>0?.4A474>,?4:9.
(5F=G $5FCIGG9 B7M7@CDC7<9 2F9DF=BH :FCA =,9/0
9.D.7:;J/40,=:@>>03D
1982: “The Salvation of the King in the ,3a-3a=,?,”, in T.N.
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75-97.
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98 0-:930@=;,=7U08;4=0:@70=LA0/U70C,9/=0. Paris,
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=B .=85@ ,5F56CIH O %9M9F 98G &4:709.0 0? 9:9
A4:709.0 09 9/0. Paris, École des hautes études en sciences
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[English version:
Violence/Non-violence: Some Hindu Perspectives. Delhi, Ma-
nohar, 2003].
1997: “+CA9 *9A5F?G CB H<9 $=B?G 69HK99B H<9 D=7G H<9
(IFs|5G 5B8 H<9=F .98=7 +CIF79G”, in 3 Parts: 1. “The Two
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98 #?@/40>4949/@4>8&0/4>8,9/49/@4>8, Wien, Ös-
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?589A=9 89F /=GG9BG7<5:H9B D<=@CGCD<=G7<<=GHCF=G7<9
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ens: 19), 1997, p. 69-177.
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4??0=,0#?@/40>49:9:@=:1!=:10>>:= >.,=:??:. Alessan-
dria, Edizioni dell’Orso, 1997, p. 35-52.
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=@/B42#?0=9-,.3074.4?,?4:9&:7@80, !,=?, p. 115-125.
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