
The Official Gift in Ancient Egypt (Hardback)
Edward Bleiberg (author)
£29.95
Hardback
173 Pages
Published: 31/12/1996
Published: 31/12/1996
In ancient Egypt, the official exchanging of gifts, called inw, was an important custom between individuals of unequal status. This study challenges the accepted theories of inw and defines the custom as a social phenomenon rather than as a purely economic exchange.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806128719
Number of pages: 173
Weight: 408 g
Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 21 mm
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