- Louis Jacolliot
Louis Jacolliot (31 October, 1837 – 30 October, 1890) was a French barrister, colonial judge, author and lecturer.
Born in
Charolles , he lived several years inTahiti ,India (1865-1869) and other parts of Asia. He wrote extensively on Indian culture, including the legend of theNine Unknown Men (an alleged two millennia-old secret society).He has been described as a "prolific but unreliable" writer. [
L. Sprague de Camp ,Lost Continents , 1954 (First Edition), p. 58 ] During his time in India he collectedsanskrit myths, which he popularized later starting in his "Histoire des Vierges. Les Peuples et les continents disparus" (1874). Among other things, he claimed thathindu -writings (or unspecified "Sanskrit tablets") would tell the story of a sunken land called Rutas in theIndian Ocean . However, he relocated this lost continent to thePacific Ocean and linked it to theAtlantis -myth. Furthermore his 'discovery' of "Rutas" is somehow similar to the origin of the Mu-Story.His works were not only quoted in
Helena Blavatsky 's book "Isis Unveiled ", he also influenced her speculations on Lemuria.Among his works is a translation of the "
Manu Smriti ", which has since been deemed unreliable by numerous scholars including Ann-Marie Etter. This flawed work influencedFriedrich Nietzsche : see "Tschandala ".He died at in
Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes .Works
*"La Devadassi" (1868)
*"La Bible dans l'Inde, ou la Vie de Iezeus Christna" (The Bible in India or The life of Iezeus Christna) (1869)
*"Les Fils de Dieu" (God's Sons) (1873)
*"Christna et le Christ" (Christna and Christ) (1874)
*"Histoire des Vierges. Les Peuples et les continents disparus" (History of the Virgins. Vanished People and Continents) (1874)
*"La Genèse de l'Humanité. Fétichisme, polythéisme, monothéisme" (Genesis of Mankind. Fetichism, polytheism, monotheism) (1875) [or (1879)?]
*"Le Spiritisme dans le monde" (Spiritualism across the World) (1875)
*"Les Traditions Indo-asiatiques" (Indo-Asian Traditions) (1876)
*"Les Traditions Indo-européennes et Africaines" (Indo-European and African Traditions) (1876)
*"Le Pariah dans l'Humanité" (The Outcasts in the History of Mankind)(1876)
*"Les Législateurs religieux : Manou, Moïse, Mahomet" (Religious Lawmakers : Manu, Moses, Muhammad) (1876)
*"La Femme dans l'Inde" (Women in India) (1877)
*"Rois, prêtres et castes" (Kings, Clergy and Castes) (1877)
*"L'Olympe brahmanique. La mythologie de Manou" (The Brahmanic Pantheon. Manu's Mythology) (1881)
*"Fakirs et bayadères" (Fakirs and Devadasi)(1904)
*"Voyage au pays des Bayadères" (Journey to the Land of the Devadasi) (1873)
*"Voyage au pays des perles" (Journey to the Land of the Pearls) I (1874)
*"Voyage au pays des éléphants" (Journey to the Land of the Elephants)II (1876)
*"Second voyage au pays des éléphants" III (Second Journey to the Land of the Elephants) (1877)
*"Voyage aux ruines de Golconde et à la cité des morts - Indoustan" I (Journey to the ruins of Golkonda and the City of the Dead)(1875)
*"Voyage au pays des brahmes" II (Journey to the Land of Brahmans)(1878)
*"Voyage au pays du Hatschisch" III (Journey to the Land of Hachisch)(1883)
*"Voyage au pays de la Liberté : la vie communale aux Etats-Unis" (Journey to the Land of Freedom: Community Life in the United-States of America)(1876)
*"Voyage aux rives du Niger, au Bénin et dans le Borgou" I (Journey to the Banks of the Niger River, Benin and Borgu)(1879)
*"Voyage aux pays mystérieux. Du Bénin au pays des Yébous ; chez les Yébous - Tchadé" II (1880)
*"Voyage au pays des singes" III (1883)
*"Voyage au pays des fakirs charmeurs" (1881)
*"Voyage au pays des palmiers" (1884)
*"Voyage humoristique au pays des kangourous" I (1884)
*"Voyage dans le buisson australien" 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 Côte 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)
*"Les Mangeurs de feu" (The Fire Eaters) (1887)
*"Vengeance de forçats" (The Convict's Revenge) (1888)
*"Les Chasseurs d'esclaves" (Slave Hunter) (1888)
*"Le Coureur des jungles" (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)
*"Scènes de la vie de mer. Le capitaine de vaisseau" (1890)
*"Un Policier de génie. Le mariage de Galuchon" (1890)
*"Scènes 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)References
*Daniel Caracostea, "Louis-François Jacolliot (1837 – 1890) : A biographical essay" (1997)
*Christian Gaillard, "L'orientalisme anticlérical de Louis Jacolliot (1837 – 1890)" (2001)External links
* [http://www.roman-daventures.info/auteurs/france/jacolliot/JACOLLIOT.htm French site on Jacolliot]
* [http://www.pastichesdumas.com/pages/Auteurs/Jacolliot.html Another French site on Jacolliot]
* [http://www.theohistory.org/cumulative-contents/cumcont10.html American site with Jacolliot's biography]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
