An end and a beginning for the gift
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7074591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Strathern (0000-0003-2004-1902, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 130-131 |
| Issue | 130-131 |
| Pages | 119-128 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal de la Société des océanistes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-953X • E-ISSN: 1760-7256 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/jso.6094 |
| OpenAlex | W2022737124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
Bernard Juillerat’s argument about the way, in interpretations of Melanesian material, the gift has often been tied to reciprocity embeds the gift in a psychoanalytically informed universe. The power of his argument is acknowledged. Stepping outside such a universe, this article accords a different kind of power to his observations. It shows how they prompt some anthropologically interesting questions about practices of organ and tissue donation in North America. For where Juillerat would detach the gift from reciprocity, some of those engaged in debates over the ethics of donation would like to see reciprocity attached to the gift. What Euro-American paradigm underlies these arguments
Argument (complex analysis · Conflict of interest · Donation · Epistemology · Gift giving · Law and economics · Political science · Power (physics · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Social science · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |