- Gifts, Economic anthropology, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art and society
Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.
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About the book
- Author
- Lewis Hyde, Lewis Hyde
- First published
- March 4, 1999
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd, Vintage, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780099273226
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