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The enigma of gift and sacrifice / co-edited by Edith Wyschogrod, Jean-Joseph Goux, and Eric Boynton. - First edition. - vi, 186 pages ; 24 cm. - Perspectives in continental philosophy, no. 23 1089-3938 ; . - Perspectives in continental philosophy ; no. 23. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / The Economy of Sacrifice. Some Things You Give, Some Things You Sell, but Some Things You Must Keep for Yourselves: What Mauss Did Not Say about Sacred Objects / The Gift and Globalization: A Prolegomenon to the Anthropological Study of Contemporary Finance Capital and Its Mentalities / Capitalizing (on) Gifting / Community, Gift, and Sacrifice. "Even Steven," or "No Strings Attached" / Mothering, Co-muni-cation, and the Gifts of Language / The Gift of Philosophical Discourse. The Time of Giving, the Time of Forgiving / Seneca against Derrida: Gift and Alterity / Giving / Edith Wyschogrod -- Maurice Godelier. George E. Marcus. Mark C. Taylor -- Stephen A. Tyler. Genevieve Vaughan -- John D. Caputo. Jean-Joseph Goux. Adriaan Peperzak. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5. Pt. 3. 6. 7. 8.

ISBN: 0823221652 9780823221653 0823221660 9780823221660

LCCN: 2001051111

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Generosity
Gifts
Sacrifice

LC Class. No.: BJ1533.G4 / E55 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 177.7