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Blanton Thomas R., IV |
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Titolo |
Spiritual economy : gift exchange in the letters of Paul of Tarsus / / Thomas R. Blanton, IV |
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New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gifts - Religious aspects |
Gifts - Social aspects |
Gifts - Economic aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One Introduction -- Two Symbolic Goods as Media of Exchange in Paul's Gift Economy -- Three The Benefactor's Account Book: The Rhetoric of Gift Reciprocation According to Seneca and Paul -- Four Gift or Commodity? On the Classification of Paul's Unremunerated Labor -- Five Classification and Social Relations: The Dark Side of the Gift -- Six The Gift of Status -- Seven Spiritual Gifts and Status Inversion -- Eight Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix: Letters and Events Significantly Shaping Paul's Relations with the Corinthian Assembly: A Relative Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Biblical and Early Jewish Sources -- Index of Greek and Roman Sources |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thomas Blanton sheds light on the philosophy surrounding gift giving in Paul's letters and on modern theories of gift exchange through the lens of religion. The exchange of gifts is a fundamental part of society and a foundational element in Greco-Roman religions. Combining theories of gift exchange, both modern and Greco-Roman, Thomas Blanton reveals how religious discourse-in the guise of "spiritual gifts" believed to come from Israel's god-is instrumental in the formation of sociopolitical hierarchies and the assignment of honor and prestige. |
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