Case Study on Anthropology: Moka Exchange

While “anthropology is the study of various aspects of humans within the past and present societies, social anthropology, and cultural anthropology study the norms and values of societies” (“What is Anthropology?”). Anthropology, compared to many other various fields, is considered to provide a much profound answer to the simple yet complex question of what makes us human or what it means to be human. In my opinion, Moka exchange, in fact, supports some of the widely known theories in an attempt to answer that perplexing question. In this essay, the analysis of moka exchange will be outlined. Following the detailed description of how moka is accomplished, the contrast and similarities between moka exchange and Mauss’ theory of gift-giving and Emile Durkheim’s total social fact will be discussed one at a time. A short comparison and contrast between moka and kula exchange is worth analyzing as well toward the end. <a href="https://medium.com/@zebinisoradjabova/case-study-on-anthropology-moka-exchange-87eddee4a975">Website</a>