A digression in this book states that the Hausa custom of ritually addressing children as rabbits and asking them to pay for food in bones may have an Islamic origin. The last chapter of this work analyzes the title concept's influence on "Semitic," Greek, and Roman law, finding its survival in the unformalized pledges which accompany a contract. This work claims that the title object represents the entire society as a "total prestation" and that the title object undergoes three major processes, the last of which shows the equality of honor among two people. This work identifies the words mana and hau as referring to the power inherent in the title objects, which also demonstrate the generosity and respect of the two parties involved in the exchange of one. Analyzing such rituals as the potlach and claiming in its subtitle to survey the "forms and functions of ex
A digression in this book states that the Hausa custom of ritually addressing children as rabbits and asking them to pay for food in bones may have an Islamic origin. The last chapter of this work analyzes the title concept's influence on "Semitic," Greek, and Roman law, finding its survival in the unformalized pledges which accompany a contract. This work claims that the title object represents the entire society as a "total prestation" and that the title object undergoes three major processes, the last of which shows the equality of honor among two people. This work identifies the words mana and hau as referring to the power inherent in the title objects, which also demonstrate the generosity and respect of the two parties involved in the exchange of one. Analyzing such rituals as the potlach and claiming in its subtitle to survey the "forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies," for 10 points, name this work by Marcel Mauss
A digression in this book states that the Hausa custom of ritually addressing children as rabbits and asking them to pay for food in bones may have an Islamic origin.
The {Gift} [or Essai sur le {don}]