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pure gift: a standalone construct

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pure gift1 CONSTRUCTPure giftPARRY · ANTHROPOLOGY OF

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Anthropology of religion

Parry's argument that an ideology of the gift given without return develops with salvation religions, illustrated by Hindu dāna that must not be reciprocated.

In anthropology of religion, pure gift refers to Parry's argument that an ideology of the gift given without return develops with salvation religions, illustrated by Hindu dāna that must not be reciprocated. This meaning comes from Parry (1986) in Man.[1]

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References

  1. Parry, J. (1986). The Gift, the Indian Gift and the 'Indian Gift'. Man, 21(3), 453. https://doi.org/10.2307/2803096

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