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The Enigma of the Gift by Maurice Godelier (Paperback, 1999)

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This work reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects which are never exchanged despite the value they possess. It presents an analysis of the seminal work of Marcel Mauss and Claude Levi-Strauss, and drawing on his own fieldwork in Melanesia, Maurice Godelier argues that traditional theories are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts. By explaining gift-giving in terms of sacred objects and the power associated with them, Godelier challenges both recent and traditional theories of gift-giving.

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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226300455
ISBN-13
9780226300450
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103841837

Product Key Features

Author
Maurice Godelier
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology & Anthropology: Professional

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Translated by
Nora Scott
Author Biography
Maurice Godelier is directeur d'Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, head of the Centre de recherche et de documentation sur l'OcEanie, and past scientific director of theNational Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). His book Grands Hommes (1982) won the Prix de l'AcadEmie Francaise.
Date of Publication
17/06/1999
Edition Statement
2nd Revised Edition
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication
United States

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