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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463913403321

Autore

Leithart Peter J

Titolo

Gratitude : an intellectual history / / Peter  J. Leithart ; cover design by Jeff Miller, Faceout Studio ; book design by Diane Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Texas : , : Baylor University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-60258-451-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerJeff

SmithDiane

Disciplina

179/.9

Soggetti

Gratitude

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Of Circles, Lines, and Soup Tureens; Part I: Circles; 1. Circles of Honor; 2. Benefits and Good Offices; 3. Ingrates and the Infinite Circle; 4. Patron Saints and the Poor; Part II: Disruptions; 5. Monster Ingratitude; 6. The Circle and the Line; 7. Methodological Ingratitude; Part III: Reciprocity Rediscovered, Reciprocity Suspected; 8. Primitive Circles; 9. Denken ist Danken; 10. Gifts Without Gratitude; Conclusion: A Theistic Modernity; Notes; Bibliography; Indices

Sommario/riassunto

The cultural story of gifts given and received