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Dogon culture: profane and arcane

Africa • 38 (1) • Published In 1968 • Pages: 16-25

By: Douglas, Mary.

Abstract
This short article is actually a book review by an anthropologist who is Reader in Anthropology at University College, London, of the book ‘Le Renard Pâle’, written by Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen, and the book ‘Ethnologie et Langage' by Geneviève Calame-Griaule, all well-known French ethnographers. This review offers a brief summary of the Dogon notions about the universe (their interpretation of myths and related rites) and the language (theory of speech). It also brings about some critical estimation on these two books as well. Additionally, the author compares the viewpoints of French and English schools of anthropologists in relation to the study of Dogon cosmology and language.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Speech
Semantics
Cosmology
Ethnopsychology
Ethnosociology
culture
Dogon
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Cheng-ruey Ma ; 1970
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Mopti Region, Mali
Notes
Mary Douglas
Includes bibliographical references (p. 24)
LCCN
29010790
LCSH
Dogons (African people)