Potlatch
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| - | # A [[ceremony]] amongst certain [[Native American]] peoples of the [[Pacific]] [[northwest]] in which [[gift]]s are [[bestow]]ed upon guests and [[personal property]] is [[destroyed]] in a show of wealth and generosity. | + | The '''potlatch''' is a [[festival]] or [[ceremony]] practiced among [[Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast]]. At these gatherings a family or [[hereditary]] leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the [[redistribution]] and [[Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)|reciprocity]] of [[wealth]]. |
| - | The '''potlatch''' is a [[festival]] or [[ceremony]] practiced among [[Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast]]. At these gatherings a family or [[hereditary]] leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and [[Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)|reciprocity]] of wealth. | + | French sociologist [[Marcel Mauss]]'s most famous work ''[[The Gift (book)|The Gift]]'', studies potlatch, reciprocity and gift economies. It was first published in the ''[[L'Année Sociologique]]'' in 1923-24. |
| - | + | ==See also== | |
| - | [[French sociologist]] [[Marcel Mauss]]'s most famous work ''[[The Gift (book)|The Gift]]'', studies [[potlatch]], reciprocity and gift economies. | + | * [[Athabaskan Potlatch]] |
| - | + | * [[Gift economy]] | |
| - | == See also == | + | * [[Guy Debord]], French [[Situationist International|Situationist]] writer on the subject of potlatch and [[Reification (Marxism)|commodity reification]]. |
| - | *[[Koha (custom)|Koha]], a related concept among the [[Māori]] | + | * [[Koha (custom)|Koha]], a similar concept among the [[Māori people|Māori]] |
| - | *[[Kula ring]], a similar concept in the [[Trobriand Islands]] (Oceania) | + | * [[Kula ring]], a similar concept in the [[Trobriand Islands]] (Oceania) |
| - | *[[Moka exchange|Moka]], another similar concept in [[Papua New Guinea]] | + | * [[List of bibliographical materials on the potlatch]] |
| - | *[[Sepik Coast exchange]], yet another similar concept in [[Papua New Guinea]] | + | * [[Moka exchange|Moka]], another similar concept in [[Papua New Guinea]] |
| - | *[[Guy Debord]], French [[Situationist International|Situationist]] writer on the subject of potlatch and [[Reification (Marxism)|commodity reification]]. | + | * [[Potluck]] ([[folk etymology]] has derived the term "potluck" from the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] custom of potlatch) |
| - | *[[Gift economy]] | + | * [[Pow wow]] a gathering whose name is derived from the [[Narragansett (tribe)|Narragansett]] word for "spiritual leader" |
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The potlatch is a festival or ceremony practiced among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. At these gatherings a family or hereditary leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the redistribution and reciprocity of wealth.
French sociologist Marcel Mauss's most famous work The Gift, studies potlatch, reciprocity and gift economies. It was first published in the L'Année Sociologique in 1923-24.
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See also
- Athabaskan Potlatch
- Gift economy
- Guy Debord, French Situationist writer on the subject of potlatch and commodity reification.
- Koha, a similar concept among the Māori
- Kula ring, a similar concept in the Trobriand Islands (Oceania)
- List of bibliographical materials on the potlatch
- Moka, another similar concept in Papua New Guinea
- Potluck (folk etymology has derived the term "potluck" from the Native American custom of potlatch)
- Pow wow a gathering whose name is derived from the Narragansett word for "spiritual leader"
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