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
The Dreamed Films
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Germaine chez elle
Germaine et ses copains
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
The Burial of the Hogon
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Top Movie Credits
The Dreamed Films
Self
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Director
Germaine chez elle
herself
Germaine et ses copains
herself
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Director
The Burial of the Hogon
Director