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Title: THE GIFT IN ANTIQUITY
By: Michael L. Satlow (Editor)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1444350242
ISBN 13: 9781444350241
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Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD
Pub. date: 12 March, 2013
Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories
Pages: 272
Description: 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.
Synopsis: 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
Illustrations: Illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
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