The ambivalent character of the gift in segmentary societies according to Marcel Hénaff and Pierre Bourdieu

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century, grade: 1,3, University of Hagen (Philosophie), course: Meisterkurs mit Marcel Hénaff: 'Der Preis der Wahrheit', language: English, abstract: Are gifts disinterested presents, challenges geared to rivalry and fighting, offers of social reciprocal recognition, or an exchange of goods on a pure economic base?...