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Spiritual economy: gift exchange in the letters of Paul of Tarsus

By Blanton , Thomas R.;the Apostle Saint Paul;the Apostle Saint. Paul

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN
9780300220407, 9780300225143, 0300225148
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3274497 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- the ApostleGifts--Economic aspects;Gifts--Religious aspects;GSaintSaint -- Correspondence;Gifts -- Religious aspects

Description

Utilizing theories of gift exchange from Seneca to Marcel Mauss and beyond, Thomas Blanton explains the operation of the gift economy at work in the letters of Paul of Tarsus. The work shows how Paul adapted discourses and practices of gift exchange to motivate the transmission of goods and services based on an ethic of reciprocity.

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