| The Gift in Antiquity Contributor(s): Satlow, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1444350242 ISBN-13: 9781444350241 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $130.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 394 |
| LCCN: 2012036176 |
| Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.30 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |