The Gift in Antiquity
| Author | : Michael Satlow |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2013-02-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781118517901 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1118517903 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (903 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Gift in Antiquity written by Michael Satlow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 364 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