The Gift
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The Gift is a seminal anthropological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes systems of gift exchange to reveal the social, moral, and economic obligations that bind communities together.
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| The Gift canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7734483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gift Context triple: [Marcel Mauss, notableWork, The Gift]
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The Gift
The Gift is a fertile northern territory in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, lying just south of the Wall and historically granted to the Night's Watch to support its upkeep.
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The Gift
The Gift is an autobiographical prose work by modernist poet H.D. that reflects on her childhood, family, and spiritual experiences.
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The Gift
"The Gift" is a track by the band Uncommon Ritual, likely showcasing their distinctive musical style and thematic approach.
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The Gift
The Gift is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, centered on a Southern clairvoyant whose psychic visions entangle her in a murder investigation.
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The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift is a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern that served as the literary basis for the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gift Target entity description: The Gift is a seminal anthropological essay by Marcel Mauss that analyzes systems of gift exchange to reveal the social, moral, and economic obligations that bind communities together.
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A.
The Gift
The Gift is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, centered on a Southern clairvoyant whose psychic visions entangle her in a murder investigation.
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B.
The Gift
The Gift is a fertile northern territory in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, lying just south of the Wall and historically granted to the Night's Watch to support its upkeep.
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C.
The Gift
The Gift is an autobiographical prose work by modernist poet H.D. that reflects on her childhood, family, and spiritual experiences.
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D.
The Gift
"The Gift" is a track by the band Uncommon Ritual, likely showcasing their distinctive musical style and thematic approach.
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E.
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift is a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern that served as the literary basis for the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological essay
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book ⓘ |
| academicField |
comparative sociology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| analyzesCaseStudy |
Kula ring
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potlatch ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
exchange is foundational to social solidarity
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gifts are never purely free ⓘ |
| author | Marcel Mauss ⓘ |
| centralThesis | gift exchange creates binding social, moral, and economic obligations ⓘ |
| considered |
classic of anthropology
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foundational text in economic anthropology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
archaic societies
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pre-capitalist exchange systems ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical essay ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essay
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monograph ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Marshall Sahlins ⓘ Maurice Godelier ⓘ Pierre Bourdieu ⓘ economic sociology ⓘ social theory of exchange ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bronisław Malinowski
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Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
hau (spirit of the gift)
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total social fact ⓘ triple obligation to give, receive, and reciprocate ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic anthropology
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gift exchange ⓘ obligation ⓘ reciprocity ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Essai sur le don ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
L’Année Sociologique
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linked to:
L’Année sociologique circle
|
| relatedConcept |
obligatory generosity
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reciprocal exchange ⓘ social contract through exchange ⓘ |
| subtitle | Forme et raison de l’échange dans les sociétés archaïques ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | Durkheimian sociology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | archaic societies ⓘ |
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