Ebook: Spiritual economy: gift exchange in the letters of Paul of Tarsus
- Tags: Gifts--Economic aspects, Gifts--Religious aspects, Gifts--Social aspects, Personal correspondence, Livres numériques, Paul -- the Apostle Saint -- Correspondence, Gifts -- Religious aspects, Gifts -- Social aspects, Gifts -- Economic aspects, Paul -- the Apostle Saint
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Language: English
- epub
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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