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- Explores how the acts of giving and receiving can influence one’s perceived value
- Discusses forms of religious philanthropy
- Addresses unique cultural frameworks of giving and receiving
Part of the book series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion (CAR)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
Frederick Klaits
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Request and the Gift in Religious and Humanitarian Endeavors
Editors: Frederick Klaits
Series Title: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54244-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54243-0Published: 25 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85351-2Published: 13 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54244-7Published: 13 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3475
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 183
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Religion and Society, Sociology of Religion