He was born in Ludwigsburg, in the Kingdom of Württemberg (since 1871, part of the German Empire). Since his parents were never married, Van Gennep adopted his Dutch mother's name, "vanGennep". When he was six, he and his mother moved to Lyons, France, where she married a French doctor who moved the family to Savoy.
Van Gennep is best known for his work regarding rites of passage ceremonies and his significant works in modern French folklore. He is recognised as the founder of folklore studies in France.
He went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. However, he was disappointed that the school did not offer the subjects he wanted and so he enrolled at the École des langues orientales to study Arabic and at the École pratique des hautes études for philology, general linguistics, Egyptology, Ancient Arabic, primitive religions and Islamic culture. That scholarly independence would manifest itself for the remainder of his life. He never held an academic position in France.
From 1912 to 1915, he held the Chair of Ethnography at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland but was expelled for expressing doubts about the neutrality of Switzerland during World War I.[citation needed] There he reorganized the museum and organized the first ethnographic conference (1914). In 1922, he toured the United States.
His best-known work is Les rites de passage (The Rites of Passage, 1909), which includes his vision of rites of passage rituals as being divided into three phases: préliminaire or "preliminary", liminaire or "liminality" (a stage much studied by the anthropologist Victor Turner), and postliminaire or "post-liminality".
His major work in French folklore was Le Manuel de folklore français contemporain (Handbook of Contemporary French Folklore, 1937–1958).
The Rites of Passage was highly influential in the structuring of Joseph Campbell's 1949 text, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, as Campbell divides the journey of the hero into three parts, Departure, Initiation, and Return.
The Rites of Passage influenced anthropologist Victor Turner's research, particularly his 1969 text, The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure.
Worksedit
Le Tissage aux Cartons et son utilisation décorative dans l'Egypte Ancienne, Neuchatel, Switzerland: Delachaux & Niestlé, 1916, co-author Gustave Jeqier. English translation Barbara Shapiro, transl. San Francisco, 2010.
Traité comparatif des nationalités, Paris: Payot, 1922
Tabou et Totemisme a Madagascar Etude Descriptive et Theorique, Paris: 1904
Essai d’une théorie des langues spécialesl, Paris: 1908
Les Jeux et les Sports populaires de France: Arnold Van Gennep (textes inédits 1925), L.S. Fournier (éd.), Paris, éditions du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, 2015.
Referencesedit
Arnold van Gennep at unjobs.org
Belmont, Nicole, Arnold van Gennep: The Creator of French Ethnography Derek Coltman trans. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979
Daniel Fabre and Christine Laurière (dir.), Arnold Van Gennep: du folklore à l'ethnographie, Paris, éditions du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, 2018.
Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, The Enigma of Arnold Van Gennep (1873–1957): Master of French Folklore and Hermit of Bourg-la-Reine. Thesis – University of California Berkeley, 1978.
arnold, gennep, full, charles, arnold, kurr, gennep, april, 1873, 1957, dutch, german, french, ethnographer, folklorist, contents, biography, influences, works, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, born, ludwigsburg, kingdom, württemberg, since, 1871,. Arnold van Gennep in full Charles Arnold Kurr van Gennep 23 April 1873 7 May 1957 was a Dutch German French ethnographer and folklorist Contents 1 Biography 2 Influences 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Ludwigsburg in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg since 1871 part of the German Empire Since his parents were never married Van Gennep adopted his Dutch mother s name van Gennep When he was six he and his mother moved to Lyons France where she married a French doctor who moved the family to Savoy Van Gennep is best known for his work regarding rites of passage ceremonies and his significant works in modern French folklore He is recognised as the founder of folklore studies in France He went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne However he was disappointed that the school did not offer the subjects he wanted and so he enrolled at the Ecole des langues orientales to study Arabic and at the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes for philology general linguistics Egyptology Ancient Arabic primitive religions and Islamic culture That scholarly independence would manifest itself for the remainder of his life He never held an academic position in France From 1912 to 1915 he held the Chair of Ethnography at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland but was expelled for expressing doubts about the neutrality of Switzerland during World War I citation needed There he reorganized the museum and organized the first ethnographic conference 1914 In 1922 he toured the United States His best known work is Les rites de passage The Rites of Passage 1909 which includes his vision of rites of passage rituals as being divided into three phases preliminaire or preliminary liminaire or liminality a stage much studied by the anthropologist Victor Turner and postliminaire or post liminality His major work in French folklore was Le Manuel de folklore francais contemporain Handbook of Contemporary French Folklore 1937 1958 He died in 1957 in Bourg la Reine France Influences editThe Rites of Passage was highly influential in the structuring of Joseph Campbell s 1949 text The Hero with a Thousand Faces as Campbell divides the journey of the hero into three parts Departure Initiation and Return The Rites of Passage influenced anthropologist Victor Turner s research particularly his 1969 text The Ritual Process Structure and Anti Structure Works editLe Tissage aux Cartons et son utilisation decorative dans l Egypte Ancienne Neuchatel Switzerland Delachaux amp Niestle 1916 co author Gustave Jeqier English translation Cardweaving in Ancient Egypt Barbara Shapiro transl San Francisco 2010 Traite comparatif des nationalites Paris Payot 1922 Tabou et Totemisme a Madagascar Etude Descriptive et Theorique Paris 1904 Essai d une theorie des langues specialesl Paris 1908 Works at archive org The Rites of Passage 1909 University of Chicago Press 1960 web page Les Jeux et les Sports populaires de France Arnold Van Gennep textes inedits 1925 L S Fournier ed Paris editions du Comite des travaux historiques et scientifiques 2015 References editArnold van Gennep at unjobs org Belmont Nicole Arnold van Gennep The Creator of French Ethnography Derek Coltman trans Chicago University of Chicago Press 1979 Daniel Fabre and Christine Lauriere dir Arnold Van Gennep du folklore a l ethnographie Paris editions du Comite des travaux historiques et scientifiques 2018 Rosemary Levy Zumwalt The Enigma of Arnold Van Gennep 1873 1957 Master of French Folklore and Hermit of Bourg la Reine Thesis University of California Berkeley 1978 External links edit nbsp Works by or about Arnold van Gennep at Wikisource Works by or about Arnold van Gennep at Internet Archive Arnold van Gennep on data bnf fr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnold van Gennep amp oldid 1218196981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
