| Description |
xi, 155 p. |
| Series |
Medieval law and its practice, 1873-8176 ; v. 1 |
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Medieval law and its practice ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index. |
| Contents |
Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Auunar áttr vestfirzka.
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Law, Scandinavian -- Sources.
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Sagas.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Miller, William Ian, 1946-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004168114 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004168117 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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