Title: Tithe as gift : the institution in the Pentateuch and in light of Mauss's prestation theory /
Authors: Herman, Menahem.
Publisher: Mellen Research University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Mauss, Marcel,; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Tithes Biblical teaching.; Ceremonial exchange.
Contents: The Pentateuchal tithe in recent research : a survey -- Tithe legislation in the Pentateuch : an interpretation -- Mauss's gift-exchange system and its relation to the tithe -- Prestation as interpretive key to Pentateuchal tithe texts.