Marcel Mauss
Anthropology
French
1872 – 1950
106 quotes
A nephew of Émile Durkheim, known for his work on the 'gift economy' and the concept of the 'total social phenomenon'.
Quotes by Marcel Mauss
The body remembers what the mind forgets.
Techniques of the Body
1934
Primitive economics are richer in meaning than modern ones.
The Gift
1925
To laugh at customs is to misunderstand their depth.
Letter
1905
The gift economy challenges our notions of freedom.
The Gift
1925
Anthropology is the humanism of the future.
Interview
1948
Life's meaning lies in the interconnections we forge.
Personal Essay
1940