Gift giving and the 'embedded' economy in the ancient world
The idea of a 'gift economy' has a long tradition in social, economic and cultural studies, since Marcel Mauss' seminal work. But in the latest years, anthropological, philosophical and economic research have underlined that nothing such as a 'gift economy' exists - at least...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg
Universitätsverlag Winter
[2014]
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Akademiekonferenzen
Band 17 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece
/ Roman Empire
/ Classical antiquity
/ Gift
/ Economy
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| Further subjects: | B
Gifts -- Economic aspects
B Electronic books B Conference program |
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| Summary: | The idea of a 'gift economy' has a long tradition in social, economic and cultural studies, since Marcel Mauss' seminal work. But in the latest years, anthropological, philosophical and economic research have underlined that nothing such as a 'gift economy' exists - at least if conceived as a phase preceding modern exchange - and that the 'phenomenon gift' must be understood not only in the different social and cultural contexts in which it is embedded, but also in its coexistence and connections to other forms of exchange, from commerce, to barter, to theft. This book analyzes from a multipli |
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| Item Description: | Introduction: "... constituted the topic underlying the organization of a conference which was held in Heidelberg at the local Akademie der Wissenschaften in February 2012. This volume consists almost entirely of the proceedings of that meeting." |
| ISBN: | 3825363317 |