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Marcel Mauss - A Centenary Tribute (Hardcover)
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Marcel Mauss - A Centenary Tribute (Hardcover)
Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology
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Marcel Mauss, successor of Emile Durkheim and one-time teacher of
Claude Levi-Strauss, continues to inspire social scientists across
various disciplines. Only selected texts of Mauss's work have been
translated into English, but of these, some, as for instance his
"Essay on the Gift," have proved of key significance for the
development of anthropology internationally. Recently and starting
in France, the interest in Mauss's work has increased noticeably as
witnessed by several reassessments of its relevance to current
social theory. This collection of original essays is the first to
introduce the English-language reader to the current re-evaluation
of his ideas in continental Europe. Themes include the
post-structuralist appraisal of "exchange", the anthropology of the
body, practical techniques, gesture systems, the notions of
substance, materiality, and the social person. There are fresh
insights into comparative politics and history, modern forms of
charity, and new readings of some political and historical aspects
of Mauss's work that bear on the analysis of regions such as Africa
and the Middle East, relatively neglected by the Durkheimian school
and by structuralism. This volume is a timely tribute to mark the
centenary of Mauss' early work and confirms the continuing
relevance of his ideas.
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