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The 12 pages that link to Potlatch, each with the reason it gives.

• ReciprocityBroader topic: Public giving and counter-giving can establish status and obligations between groups.

• Gift economyBroader topic: Hosts establish rank and obligations by distributing or destroying wealth.

• Cultural materialismRelated: Materialist interpretations examine how potlatch practices relate to wealth, status, and regional economies.

• Marcel MaussBroader topic: Mauss used potlatch accounts to illuminate how gifts can create rivalry, rank, and binding obligations.

• Economic anthropologyBroader topic: Its competitive giving illustrates how distribution can establish status and political authority.

• The GiftBroader topic: Mauss treats potlatch as a striking case of competitive giving and obligation.

• Gift exchangeBroader topic: Its competitive giving makes status and reciprocal claims publicly visible.

• Chinookan peoplesRelated: Gift-giving ceremonies helped express rank and relationships among Chinookan communities.

• Marvin HarrisBroader topic: Harris interpreted potlatch as a material strategy shaped by resource distribution and political rivalry.

• BanquetCompared with: Potlatches center reciprocal giving and status, unlike banquets organized chiefly around a meal.

• House societyRelated: Potlatch ceremonies can publicly display house status and redistribute its wealth.

• Ritual warfareRelated: Its competitive status displays offer a noncombat way to resolve or stage rivalries.