De Martino, Ernesto (1908-1965)
De Martino, Ernesto (1908-1965)
Italian professor of the history of religions, considered to be one of the most significant and influential figures in modern Italian folk studies and anthropology. De Martino was born December 1, 1908, in Naples, Italy, and studied at the University of Naples. He developed an active interest in parapsychology as related to ethnology and anthropology, about which he wrote several books.
Sources:
De Martino, Ernesto. Morte e Pianto rituale nel Mondo antico (Death and ritual dirge in the ancient world). N.p., 1958.
——. Sud e Magia (South Italy and magic). 2nd ed. Milan: Feltrinelli, 1971.
——. La Terra del Rimorso (The land of remorse). N.p., 1961. Winters, Christopher, ed. International Dictionary of Anthropologists. New York: Garland, 1991.
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