Jean Przyluski

Jean Przyluski (born August 17, 1885 in Le Mans ; † October 28, 1944 ) was a French linguist, religious scholar and Buddhism expert of Polish origin. His broad interests have resulted in publications on the structure of the Vietnamese language, the development of Buddhist legends and myths, and Indo-European folk traditions such as the werewolf cult. In addition, he developed general theories about the development of human religiosity. He developed this theory of the development of human religiosity in his main work "L'Evolution humaine" from 1942. He was editor of the series Austro-asiatica , which was published by Geuthner in Paris .

Publications (excerpt)

The legend of Emperor Aśoka in Indian and Chinese texts , Calcutta: Firma KL Mukhopadhyay, 1967
Rẏaṅ Brah Pād Qaṣok , Bhnaṃ Beñ: Buddhasāsana Paṇḍity, 1957
La Grande Déesse. Paris 1950
L'évolution humaine , Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1942
La participation , Presses Universitaires de France, 1940
"Kubaba et Kombabos." RHA 5 (1940): 205-209.
Le langage, la langue et la parole , Paris 1940–1941
Leproblemème de ḫ hittite et le vocalisme de l'indo-européen , Paris 1938

literature

Louis Renou: Jean Przyluski (1885-1944) in: École pratique des hautes études, Section des sciences historiques et philologiques, 1946, volume 77, pages 5-7

Web links

Literature by and about Jean Przyluski in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)

personal data
SURNAME	Przyluski, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French linguist and religious scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	17th August 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	Le Mans
DATE OF DEATH	October 28, 1944