Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455330103321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778691303321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825507303321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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