Mauss, Marcel 1872-1950

The gift : forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies by Marcel Mauss ( Book )
112 editions published between 1923 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 1,665 libraries worldwide
"Since its first publication in English in 1954, Marcel Mauss's Essai sur le Don has been acclaimed as a classic among anthropology texts. A brilliant example of the comparative method, it 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 the distinguished anthropologist Mary Douglas, The Gift is essential reading for students of social anthropology and sociology. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Primitive classification by Émile Durkheim ( Book )
54 editions published between 1063 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,425 libraries worldwide
In this influential work, first published in English in 1963, Durkheim and Mauss claim that the individual mind is capable of classification and they seek the origin of the 'classificatory function' in society. On the basis of an intensive examination of forms and principles of symbolic classification reported from the Australian aborigines, the Zuñi and traditional China, they try to establish a formal correspondence between social and symbolic classification. From this they argue that the mode of classification is determined by the form of society and that the notions of space, time, hierarc

Sociologie et anthropologie by Marcel Mauss ( Book )
130 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 891 libraries worldwide
Mélange d'études constituant des monographies sociologiques et qui convergent vers le sujet de l'anthropologie culturelle : "Esquisse d'une théorie générale de la magie" ; "Essai sur le don" ; "Rapports réels et pratiques de la psychologie et de la sociologie" ; "Effet de l'idée de mort"; "La notion de personne" ; "Les techniques du corps" ; "Morphologie sociale".

Sacrifice: its nature and function by Henri Hubert ( Book )
5 editions published between 1964 and 1981 in English and held by 816 libraries worldwide

A general theory of magic by Marcel Mauss ( Book )
22 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in English and held by 780 libraries worldwide
"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 Le;vi-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." -- Back cover.

The rise of the Celts by Henri Hubert ( Book )
19 editions published between 1932 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 583 libraries worldwide

Seasonal variations of the Eskimo : a study in social morphology by Marcel Mauss ( Book )
13 editions published between 1905 and 2004 in English and French and held by 476 libraries worldwide
First published as 'Essai sur les variations saisonnieres des societes Eskimos: etude de morphologie sociale', Part VII of Sociologie et Anthropolie, Presses Unversitaires de France, 1950.

Manuel d'ethnographie by Marcel Mauss ( Book )
45 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 452 libraries worldwide
Un classique de l'ethnographie par le promoteur de l'école sociologique française et le créateur, avec Paul Rivet, de l'Institut d'ethnologie.

Le socialisme; sa définition, ses débuts, la doctrine saint-simonienne by Émile Durkheim ( Book )
17 editions published between 1928 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 296 libraries worldwide

The greatness and decline of the Celts by Henri Hubert ( Book )
8 editions published between 1934 and 1988 in English and held by 253 libraries worldwide