Satlow, Michael
The Gift in Antiquity
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.
- Covers 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 giftsOrganizes essays around theoretical concerns rather than chronologically
- Takes an explicitly cross-cultural approach to the study of ancient history
Avainsanat: Ancient Culture, Marcel Mauss, gift-giving, reciprocity, religion, exchange, ceremony, offerings, giftship, barter
- Tekijä(t)
- Satlow, Michael
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2013
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- Ancient World: Comparative Histories
- Sivumäärä
- 272 sivua
- Kategoria
- Kirjallisuudentutkimus
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118517901
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781444350241