All respect to his memory. In Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) *3rd Day Sequence*: Marcello meets Steiner, his distinguished intellectual friend, inside a church. Steiner shows off his book of Sanskrit gammar: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/d0b7e9c4-e061-4c27-a277-4fa481f7bc82 Although the Wikipedia page says that Steiner was modeled on the novelist Cesare Pavese, I always wondered if Gnoli also was an inspiration? He would have been 30 at the time of the film's release.
On Tue, 6 May 2025 at 11:25, Pankaja Ganapathy via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Shivaloka praaptirastu > > On Tue, 6 May, 2025, 2:41 pm Lyne Bansat-Boudon via INDOLOGY, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> ------------------------------ >> *De :* INDOLOGY <[email protected]> de la part de >> Raffaele Torella via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> >> *Envoyé :* lundi 5 mai 2025 23:18 >> *À :* Indology List <[email protected]> >> *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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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