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The Gift

essay by sociologist Marcel Mauss
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The Gift

Summary

The Gift is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Gift authored Marcel Mauss[3].
  • The Gift's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Gift's genre is non-fiction[5].
  • The Gift's genre is essay[6].
  • The Gift's language of work or name is recorded as French[7].
  • The Gift was released on 1925[8].
  • The Gift's has edition or translation is recorded as The Gift[9].
  • The Gift's main subject is reciprocity[10].
  • The Gift's main subject is gift[11].
  • The Gift's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Essai sur le don'}[12].
  • The Gift's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques"}[13].
  • The Gift's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].

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Designation and Status

The Gift's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Gift ranks in the top 6% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Marcel Mauss public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . files.libcom.org. files.libcom.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3foRnx
    Instance of → written work
    Language of work or name → French
    Genre → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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