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This concept is divided into vaga and yotile forms that cannot occur simultaneously. In a book that explores this concept through a long-forgotten gendered lens, Marilyn Strathern emphasizes viewing material things as symbols of persons to understand this concept’s namesake “economy.” This concept directly conveys the social status of the (15[1])“big man” which was studied along with the political types of “poor man” and “rich man” (15[1])in a Marshall Sahlins essay. This title concept is called a (*) “total prestation” in a book that rejects its voluntariness in modern society. This concept is a typical entry point into anthropological study of Melanesian cultures and it titles Marcel Mauss’s (10[1])seminal work on the Kula exchange as a form of balanced (10[1])reciprocity. For 10 points, name this concept that describes giving goods away without explicit compensation. ■END■

ANSWER: gift giving [or gift receiving or gift exchange; accept gift economy; prompt on giving, receiving, or exchange until “giving” is read]
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