The Gift
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The Gift is a seminal anthropological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes systems of gift exchange to reveal the social, moral, and economic obligations that bind communities together.
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| The Gift canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological essay
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book ⓘ |
| academicField |
comparative sociology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| analyzesCaseStudy |
Kula ring
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potlatch ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
exchange is foundational to social solidarity
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gifts are never purely free ⓘ |
| author | Marcel Mauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis | gift exchange creates binding social, moral, and economic obligations ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of anthropology
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foundational text in economic anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
archaic societies
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pre-capitalist exchange systems ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical essay ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essay
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monograph ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Marshall Sahlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Godelier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Bourdieu NERFINISHED ⓘ economic sociology ⓘ social theory of exchange ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bronisław Malinowski
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Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
hau (spirit of the gift)
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total social fact ⓘ triple obligation to give, receive, and reciprocate ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic anthropology
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gift exchange ⓘ obligation ⓘ reciprocity ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Essai sur le don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | L’Année Sociologique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
obligatory generosity
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reciprocal exchange ⓘ social contract through exchange ⓘ |
| subtitle | Forme et raison de l’échange dans les sociétés archaïques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | Durkheimian sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | archaic societies ⓘ |
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