Louis Jacolliot

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Louis Jacolliot (* 1837 in Charolles , † 1890 in Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes ) was a French consul in Calcutta during the Second Empire, author and controversial Indologist . He lived in Asia for several years .

Act

Among his works are studies of Indian culture and religion, adventure novels, and a translation of the Manusmṛti . In his studies of oriental beliefs and sects, he exploited the fictional ideas of Edward Bulwer-Lyttons .

Jacolliot was convicted of being a great swindler who, in his books, took the view that every human being had a latent power called Vril , which was only used to a fraction of its usefulness. The one who controls "Vril" correctly can control humanity. In neo-Nazi literature, this “vril force” is associated with Tibet.

His works are frequently cited in Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's book Isis Unveiled .

criticism

Most of Jacolliot's works are scientifically questionable. His translation of the Manusmriti into French was available to Friedrich Nietzsche , who referred to it in his later works and apparently adopted Jacolliot's grossly misleading theories contained therein (see: Tschandala ).

Works (excerpts)

  • La bible dans l'Inde . 1869
  • Christna et le Christ
  • L'Olympe brahmanique . 1881
  • Voyage au pays des fakirs charmeurs . 1881
  • Voyage au pays des palmiers . 1884
  • Les mangeurs de feu . 1887
  • Le coureur des jungles . 1888
  • Voyage humoristique au pays des kangourous I (1884)
  • Voyage dans le buisson australia II (1884)
  • Voyage au pays des jungles. Les Femmes dans l'Inde (1889)
  • Trois mois sur le Gange et le Brahmapoutre . Ecrit par Madame Louis Jacolliot née Marguerite Faye (1875)
  • Taïti, le crime de Pitcairn, souvenirs de voyages en Océanie (1878)
  • La Côte d'Ebène. Le dernier des négriers I (1876)
  • La Cote d'Ivoire. L'homme des déserts II (1877)
  • La Cité des sables. El Temin III (1877)
  • Les Pêcheurs de nacre IV (1883)
  • L'Afrique mystérieuse I, II, III (1877); I, II, III, IV (1884)
  • Vengeance de forçats (The Convict's Revenge) (1888)
  • Les Chasseurs d'esclaves (Slave Hunter) (1888)
  • Les Ravageurs de la mer (1890)
  • Perdus sur l'océan (Lost upon the Ocean) (1893)
  • Les Mouches du coche (1880)
  • Le Crime du moulin d'Usor (1888)
  • L'Affaire de la rue de la Banque. Un mystérieux assassin (1890)
  • Scenes de la vie de mer. Le capitaine de vaisseau (1890)
  • Un Policier de génie. Le mariage de Galuchon (1890)
  • Scenes de la vie de mer. Mémoires d'un lieutenant de vaisseau (1891)
  • L'Affaire de la rue de la Banque. Le Père Lafouine (1892)
  • La vérité sur Taïti. Affaire de la Roncière (1869)
  • Ceylan et les Cinghalais (1883)
  • La Genèse de la terre et de l'humanité I (1884)
  • Le Monde primitif, les lois naturelles, les lois sociales II (1884)
  • Les Animaux sauvages (1884)

literature

  • Daniel Caracostea: Louis-François Jacolliot ( 1837-1890 ). A biographical essay
  • Christian Gaillard: L'orientalisme anticlérical de Louis Jacolliot (1837 - 1890) (2001)

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke: The occult roots of National Socialism , marixverlag GmbH 2009. P. 187
  2. ↑ Günter Grönbold: Jesus in India. The end of a legend. Kösel Munich 1985. p. 40ff.
  3. ↑ Martin Brauen : Traumwelt Tibet: Western illusions. Publishing house Paul Haupt Berne, Bern; Stuttgart; Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-258-05639-0 . P. 62.
personal data
SURNAME Jacolliot, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author and indologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Charolles
DATE OF DEATH 1890
Place of death Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes