Primitive Classification

Emile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss maintain that society is the source of the very categories of human thought. First published in the Année Sociologique in 1903, this classic essay has been translated by Rodney Needham, who also provides a critical introduction. "[Primitive Classification] will impress the reader with its quiet elegance, its direct, logical form, its clarity of style, its spirit of careful, yet bold, exploration."—Harry Alpert, American Journal of Sociology "Particularly instructive for anyone who wonders what social anthropology is: how, if at all, it differs from sociology and whether it has any unifying theoretical problem."—F. K. Lehman, American Sociological Review

Politics & Social Sciences

DURKHEIM, ÉMILE

Mauss, Marcel

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

Format Paperback Subject Social Sciences General Publisher University of Chicago Press

Sacrifice: Its Nature and Functions

HUBERT, HENRI

First written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, A General Theory of Magic gained a wide new readership when republished by Mauss in 1950. As a study of magic in 'primitive' societies and its survival today in our thoughts and social actions, it represents what Claude Lévi-Strauss called, in an introduction to that edition, the astonishing modernity of the mind of one of the century's greatest thinkers. The book offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. At a period when art, magic and science appear to be crossing paths once again, A General Theory of Magic presents itself as a classic for our times.

A general theory of magic (The Norton library)

Anthropology

Norton

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

Since its first publication in English in 1954, The Gift, Marcel Mauss's groundbreaking study of the relation between forms of exchange and social structure, has been acclaimed as a classic among anthropology texts.
A brilliant example of the comparative method, ?The Gift? presents the first systematic study of the custom―widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia―of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mauss calls a total social phenomenon, since it involves legal, economic, moral, religious, aesthetic, and other dimensions. He sees the gift exchange as related to individuals and groups as much as to the objects themselves, and his analysis calls into question the social conventions and economic systems that had been taken for granted for so many years. In a modern translation, introduced by distinguished anthropologist Mary Douglas, ?The Gift ?is essential reading for students of social anthropology and sociology.

W.W.Norton&Company

A brilliant example of the comparative method, this classic work presents the first systematic study of the custom of exchanging gifts. It proves that the theory of the gift is the theory of all human society. This book should be of interest to students of sociology and social anthropology.

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (English and French Edition)

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Since its first publication in England in 1954, Essai sur le don has been much admired and hailed among anthropology texts as a classic.

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Routledge Classics)

Routledge

A General Theory of Magic (Routledge Classics)

In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, The Gift continues to excite and challenge.

In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, The Gift continues to excite and challenge.

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Primitive Classification

Sacrifice: Its Nature and Functions

A general theory of magic (The Norton library)

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (English and French Edition)

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Routledge Classics)

A General Theory of Magic (Routledge Classics)

A General Theory of Magic (Routledge Classics)

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Routledge Classics)

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Routledge Classics)