The Gift In Antiquity

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The Gift in Antiquity

The Gift in Antiquity
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9781444350241
ISBN-13 : 1444350242
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Book Synopsis The Gift in Antiquity by : Michael Satlow

Download or read book The Gift in Antiquity written by Michael Satlow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gift in Antiquity presents a collection of 14 original essays that apply French sociologist Marcel Mauss’s notion of gift-giving to the study of antiquity. Features a collection of original essays that cover such wide-ranging topics as vows in the Hebrew Bible; ancient Greek wedding gifts; Hellenistic civic practices; Latin literature; Roman and Jewish burial practices; and Jewish and Christian religious gifts Organizes essays around theoretical concerns rather than chronologically Generates unique insights into gift-giving and reciprocity in antiquity Takes an explicitly cross-cultural approach to the study of ancient history


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