Author: Marcel J-C.

Source: Economy and Society, Volume 32, Number 1, February 2003 , pp. 141-152(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This paper considers the relation between Bataille and Mauss in the light of the evidence that whilst the two authors are often linked, the relation between the two was characterized by a lack of reciprocity. It argues that it is not surprising that Mauss never mentions the work of Bataille, as Bataille's sociology, and his theory of sacrifice, searches for meaning of acts in relation to certain vital needs of human nature - an approach which offends against the implacable rationalism of Mauss, and his belief, in the 1930s, in the triumph of reason and progress.

Keywords: Bataille; Mauss; sacrifice; potlatch; human nature

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0308514032000045816

Affiliations: 1: University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Publication date: 2003-02-01

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