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THE GIFT IN ANTIQUITY
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| By: |
Michael L. Satlow |
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Other digital |
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£88.20 |
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| ISBN 10: |
111851789X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781118517895 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
25 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. 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 |
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US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
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Non-returnable |
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