Germaine Dieterlen

Germaine Dieterlen

Born 15 May 1903 in Paris, France, EU

Died 13 November 1999 (aged 96)

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.

Director

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Sealed
1979
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai Director
Sealed
1973
The Burial of the Hogon Director
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Sealed
1972
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé Director
Sealed
1970
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani Director

Actor

Sealed
2010
The Dreamed Films Self
Sealed
1996
Germaine et ses copains herself
Sealed
1994
Germaine chez elle herself
Sealed
1977
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen herself