Jacques Dournes

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Jacques Dournes

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Dournes

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Jacques (Dam Bo)

Birth Date

1922

Death Date

1993

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en French

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en Jacques Dournes was an exceptional ethnologist: twenty-five years in the field, an encyclopedic knowledge of the societies studied, an excellent knowledge of languages. Dournes was one of the masters of ethnology in Southeast Asia. In addition to his work on oral literature, his "Coordonnées" (1972) and "Pötao" (1977) remained major works. His work as a linguist is also important (see his jörai dictionary, available at the MAP Library)."
fr Jacques Dournes était un ethnologue d'exception : vingt-cinq ans de terrain, un savoir encyclopédique sur les sociétés étudiées, une excellente connaissance des langues. Dournes était un des maîtres de l'ethnologie de l'Asie du sud-est. Outre ses travaux sur la littérature orale, ses Coordonnées (1972) et son Pötao (1977) demeureront des ouvrages majeurs. Par ailleurs, son oeuvre de linguiste est également importante (voir son dictionnaire jörai).
Jacques Dournes a légué à l'IRSEA son fonds documentaire (le « Fonds Dournes ») déposé à la Bibliothèque de la Maison Asie Pacifique (MAP) en 1993.

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en Jacques Dournes was an exceptional ethnologist: twenty-five years in the field, an encyclopedic knowledge of the societies studied, an excellent knowledge of languages. Dournes was one of the masters of ethnology in Southeast Asia. In addition to his work on oral literature, his "Coordonnées" (1972) and "Pötao" (1977) remained major works. His work as a linguist is also important (see his jörai dictionary, available at the MAP Library)."
Jacques Dournes bequeathed to the IRSEA his documentary collection (the «Dournes Fund») deposited at the Library of the Asia Pacific House (MAP, France) in 1993.
fr Jacques Dournes était un ethnologue d'exception : vingt-cinq ans de terrain, un savoir encyclopédique sur les sociétés étudiées, une excellente connaissance des langues. Dournes était un des maîtres de l'ethnologie de l'Asie du sud-est. Outre ses travaux sur la littérature orale, ses Coordonnées (1972) et son Pötao (1977) demeureront des ouvrages majeurs. Par ailleurs, son oeuvre de linguiste est également importante (voir son dictionnaire jörai).
Jacques Dournes a légué à l'IRSEA son fonds documentaire (le « Fonds Dournes ») déposé à la Bibliothèque de la Maison Asie Pacifique (MAP) en 1993.
id Etnolog Prancis, misionaris Katolik (MEP) di Vietnam dari tahun 1947 hingga 1969, spesialis orang Jorai, yang tinggal di dataran tinggi.
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Spoken recitations or incantations Collector CreativeWork
Set of “cing juar” gongs and “högor” drum Collector CreativeWork
Recording of jörai phonemes for phonetic study; THE PREGLOTTALIZED Collector CreativeWork
Funeral song performed by a mourner, 2 Collector CreativeWork
Recitation of “sayings of justice” Collector CreativeWork
Personal account of a paranormal experience Collector CreativeWork
Information communicated by Ama Tre to Jacques Dournes followed by ritual invocations Collector CreativeWork
Bird songs recorded by Dournes Collector CreativeWork
Recitation of sayings of justice by Ama Pung, Ama Tre, Ama Diu Collector CreativeWork
Retelling of the tale of Sing-Konga Collector CreativeWork
Retelling of the tale of Giung-Gio Collector CreativeWork
Retelling of the tale H'Kel Collector CreativeWork
Retelling of the tale of Giung Du Collector CreativeWork
Sung retelling of the tale of Tung Collector CreativeWork
Discussions around the tales of Tung and Sing-Konga Collector CreativeWork
Ritual invocation of the "potao" then recounting of the legend of Tong-A' Collector CreativeWork
Jörai rites and customs commented,1 Collector CreativeWork
Jörai rites and customs commented,2 Collector CreativeWork
Jörai rites and customs commented,3 Collector CreativeWork
Jörai rites and customs commented,4 Collector CreativeWork
Retelling of the H'Thing tale Collector CreativeWork
Declaimed retelling of the tale Dam Yi Collector CreativeWork
Ritual invocations,1 Collector CreativeWork
Clarinet solo “dding-guih” Collector CreativeWork
“röding” jaw harp solo Collector CreativeWork