Essai sur le don
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Essai sur le don is a foundational anthropological and sociological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes gift-giving as a key system of social exchange and obligation in archaic societies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essai sur le don canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological essay
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book ⓘ sociological essay ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economic anthropology
ⓘ
social theory ⓘ |
| analyzes |
kula ring
ⓘ
potlatch ⓘ |
| author | Marcel Mauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
obligation to give
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obligation to receive ⓘ obligation to reciprocate ⓘ total social fact ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
gift as a system of exchange
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gift as creating social solidarity ⓘ |
| field |
anthropology
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | L’Année sociologique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic essay ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Gift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph-length essay ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alain Caillé
NERFINISHED
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Claude Lévi-Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Sahlins NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Godelier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Bourdieu NERFINISHED ⓘ social exchange theory NERFINISHED ⓘ theories of reciprocity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bronisław Malinowski
NERFINISHED
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Franz Boas NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
hau
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prestations totales ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
archaic societies
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gift exchange ⓘ reciprocity ⓘ social obligation ⓘ |
| movement | Durkheimian sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Essai sur le don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of sociological theory
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foundational text in anthropology ⓘ |
| theme |
economy and morality
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non-market exchange ⓘ relationship between gifts and social bonds ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
archaic societies
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traditional societies ⓘ |
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