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The enigma of the gift / Maurice Godelier ; translated by Nora Scott.
By: Godelier, Maurice
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, 1999Description: vii, 256 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0226300455 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0226300447 (cloth : alk. paper)Uniform titles: Enigme du don. English Subject(s): Ceremonial exchange | Gifts | Economic anthropology | Mauss, Marcel, 1872-1950. Essai sur le don. EnglishDDC classification: 394 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-221) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: concerning things that are given, things that are sold and things that must not be given or sold, but kept -- The legacy of Mauss -- Substitute objects for humans and for the Gods -- The sacred -- The dis-enchanted gift.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-221) and index.
Introduction: concerning things that are given, things that are sold and things that must not be given or sold, but kept -- The legacy of Mauss -- Substitute objects for humans and for the Gods -- The sacred -- The dis-enchanted gift.