Bruno Dagens
Bruno Dagens | |
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Born | 1935 |
Died | 17 September 2023 |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, art historian, Sanskritist |
Notable work | Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire |
Bruno Dagens (1935 – 17 September 2023
Career
Dagens began to study archaeology in his early years in
In Cambodia, Dagens conducted scientific activity in three topics: research on the iconography and architecture of monuments of the Angkorian period accompanied by systematic surveys; research on statuary, centered on the elaboration of a detailed catalogue of the Buddhist pieces from the sculpture depot of the Angkor Conservation; philological work on Mayamata, completed by monumental studies in Cambodia and India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu).[1]
From 1972 to 1977, he had been a lecturer at the
In 1986, he became Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology of South and Southeast Asia at the University of Paris III and has remained in that position since. He is also the director of the Unité de formation et de recherche and responsible for EFEO programmes. His monograph Angkor : La forêt de pierre (collection "Découvertes Gallimard", 1989) was published as Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire in 1995, and has been adapted into a documentary film with the same title in 2002, as part of The Human Adventure.[7] He has also done work dealing with the Khmer and the Indian temple – The Indian Temple: Mirror of the World, originally published in French in 2009.[8]
Selected publications
- Angkor : La forêt de pierre, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 64), série Archéologie. Éditions Gallimard, 1989
- US edition – Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1995
- UK edition – Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire, ‘New Horizons’ series. Thames & Hudson, 1995
- Les Khmers, coll. « Guides Belles Lettres des civilisations » (nº 10). Les Belles Lettres, 2003
- With Marie-Luce Barazer-Billoret, Shiva : Libérateur des âmes et Maître des dieux, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 450), série Religions. Éditions Gallimard, 2004
- Le Temple indien : Miroir du monde, coll. « Réalia » (nº 21). Les Belles Lettres, 2009
- The Indian Temple: Mirror of the World, New Age Books and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 2016
- With Marie-Luce Barazer-Billoret, Shiva, coll. « Albums Beaux Livres », Éditions Gallimard, 2013
- Translation
- Mayamuni, Mayamata : Traité Sanskrit d'Architecture, Institut Français d'Indologie, 1970
- Mayamata: An Indian Treatise on Housing Architecture and Iconography, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Research, 1985 (an updated edition published in 2017 by New Age Books)
References
- ^ a b "Bruno Dagens (EFEO)". efeo.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ École française d'Extrême-Orient
- ^ a b "Bruno Dagens (Biblio Monde)". bibliomonde.com (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Dagens, Bruno (1935-....)". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ ISBN 957-133-934-2.
About the author
- ^ "Bruno Dagens (Babelio)". babelio.com (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "L'aventure humaine : Angkor, la forêt de pierre" (PDF). pro.arte.tv (in French). p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT: Professor Bruno Dagens". sanskritassociation.org. Retrieved 30 November 2018.