Marcel Mauss

Last updated October 31, 2026

Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) was a French sociologist and anthropologist, a nephew and collaborator of Émile Durkheim. His Essai sur le don (1925), published in English as The Gift, is a founding work on exchange and reciprocity in human societies.

Books written by Marcel Mauss

• The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies