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" Dimensions of ritual economy / "
edited by E. Christian Wells, Patricia A. McAnany
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BL
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598728
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GBA819906b427947
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GBA819906b427947
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| Title & Author
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Dimensions of ritual economy /\ edited by E. Christian Wells, Patricia A. McAnany
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1st ed
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Bingley, UK :: Emerald, JAI,, 2008
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Research in economic anthropology,; v. 27
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viii, 277 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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9780762314850
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: 0762314850
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Abstract
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Economists acknowledge that a major limitation to economic theory is its failure to incorporate human values and beliefs as motivational factors. Conversely, the economic underpinnings of ritual practice are under-theorized and therefore not accesible to economists working on synthetic theories of human choice. This book addresses the problem
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Economic anthropology
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Ritual
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Ceremonial exchange
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Wells, E. Christian
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McAnany, Patricia Ann
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