Audun and the Polar Bear Luck, Law, and Largesse in a Medieval Tale of Risky Business |
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| Author:
| Miller, William I. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-474-4344-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Ebsco Publishing
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $132.00 |
Book Description:
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Audun's Story tells of an Icelandic farmhand who buys a polar bear in Greenland and gives it to the Danish king. It is a subtle tale of complex social action worthy of the fine anthropological writing on gift-exchange; its treatment of face-to-face interaction a match for Erving Goffman.
Audun's Story tells of an Icelandic farmhand who buys a polar bear in Greenland and gives it to the Danish king. It is a subtle tale of complex social action worthy of the fine anthropological writing on gift-exchange; its treatment of face-to-face interaction a match for Erving Goffman.