Germaine Dieterlen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 15, 1903
- Died
- November 13, 1999
- Birthplace
- Paris, France, EU
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.
Filmography
The Dreamed Films 2010
as Self
Germaine et ses copains 1996
as herself
Germaine chez elle 1994
as herself
- Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death 1981
Director
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai 1979
Director
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen 1977
as herself
The Burial of the Hogon 1973
Director
- Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé 1972
Director
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani 1970
Director
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo 1967
Director
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm 1966
Director
Credits from TMDB.