The Enduring Relevance of Mauss’ Essai sur le don
Abstract The author rereads Mauss’ “Essay on the Gift” to focus on the essential differences between the archaic gift and the modern gift, the first of which is the separation between people and things. In fact, if in so-called primitive societies the gift is a “total welfare” (religious, economic,...
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LED Edizioni Universitarie
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Elementa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Elementa/article/view/4938 |