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Domesticating the Functional Dragon: An Analysis of Piddocke's Potlatch 1
Author(s) -
ORANS MARTIN
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1975.77.2.02a00040
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , subsistence agriculture , interpretation (philosophy) , epistemology , sociology , history , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , biology , biochemistry , agriculture
This work endeavors to clarify the form of the functional argument so that empirical verification may be facilitated. Piddocke's functional interpretation of the potlatch is examined in detail as a type case; other notable functional arguments with somewhat varying forms are also considered. Lastly, analysis is provided of the universal subsistence form of the functional argument.