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The Gift in Antiquity
Michael Satlow (Ed.)
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Description for The Gift in Antiquity
Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Satlow, Michael L. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 588.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Ancient World: Comparative Histories
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444350241
SKU
V9781444350241
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Satlow (Ed.)
Michael L. Satlow is Professor of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies at Brown University. He is the author of Creating Judaism: History, Tradition, Practice (2006); Jewish Marriage in Antiquity (2001); Rabbinic Rhetorics of Sexuality (1995) and numerous essays on Jews and Judaism in antiquity.
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