Movement
Dogon Cosmological Reading (Griaule corpus; contested)
Explore in the Atlas →Mid-twentieth-century French ethnographic reading of Dogon settlement and granary form as cosmological diagram; strongly contested by van Beek 1991 and others.
Cosmos Meaning Sign
Details
- Origin
- Mali
Referenced by
- Dogon Restudied: A Field Evaluation of the Work of Marcel Griaule exemplifies
- Marcel Griaule associated with
- Walter E. A. van Beek associated with
- Marcel Griaule founded
- Dogon Restudied: A Field Evaluation of the Work of Marcel Griaule opposes
Sources
- van Beek, W. Dogon Restudied. 1991.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Dogon Cosmological Reading (Griaule corpus; contested)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/dogon-cosmology-griaule/. Accessed July 17, 2026.