Ph.D. defense of Carmen S. Spiers was held online on December 14th, 2020

The Ph.D. defense of Carmen S. Spiers was held online on December 14th, 2020, from 5:30 pm to 10:30pm India time (13h-18h Paris time)

Thesis entitled "Magie et poésie dans l'Inde ancienne. Édition, traduction et commentaire de la Paippalādasaṁhitā de l’Atharvaveda, livre 3." (English translation: "Magic and Poetry in Ancient India. Edition, translation, and commentary of book 3 of the Paippalādasaṁhitā of the Atharvaveda."). Prepared at the Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes (PSL - Université Paris Science et Lettres) under the direction of Nalini Balbir, with the co-direction of Arlo Griffiths.

Jury members: Nalini Balbir (EPHE), Arlo Griffiths (EFEO), Sylvain Brocquet (Université d’Aix-Marseille), Melanie Malzahn (University of Vienna), Jan Houben (EPHE), Stephanie Jamison (University of California, Los Angeles), Alexander Lubotsky (Leiden University), Georges-Jean Pinault (EPHE), Isabelle Ratié (Université Paris-3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), Irène Rosier-Catach (CNRS/EPHE).