ERNESTO DE MARTINO
Ernesto de Martino
Gender: Male
Known for: Writing
Birthday: December 1, 1908
Deathday: May 9, 1965
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Biography
Ernesto de Martino (1 December 1908 – 9 May 1965) was an Italian anthropologist, philosopher and historian of religions. He studied with Benedetto Croce and Adolfo Omodeo, and did field research with Diego Carpitella into the funeral rituals of Lucania and tarantism.