Germaine Dieterlen
Born: 1903-05-15
Birthplace: Paris, France, EU
Biography
Germaine Dieterlen was a French anthropologist. She was a student of Marcel Mauss, worked with noted French anthropologists Marcel Griaule (1898-1956) and Jean Rouch, wrote on a large range of ethnographic topics and made pioneering contributions to the study of myths, initiations, techniques (particularly "descriptive ethnography"), graphic systems, objects, classifications, ritual and social structure.
Known For
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Germaine chez elle
The Dreamed Films
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Germaine et ses copains
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
The Burial of the Hogon
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Top Movie Credits
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Director
Germaine chez elle
herself
The Dreamed Films
Self
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Director
Germaine et ses copains
herself
The Burial of the Hogon
Director
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Director