Inheriting Kinship: Norwegian Holiday Property as Relational Practice

Abram, S

Abstract

This chapter approaches inheritance as a form of intergenerational gift, with reference to anthropological theories of exchange and kinship. In doing this, it considers a particular kind of property, the Norwegian holiday home, and the distinctive practices attached to its use and inheritance. The chapter shows how the holiday home attracts a particularly acute role in family relations during the process of inheritance from parents to children, and illustrates how legal concepts are adopted from one arena and applied to another.

Citation

Abram, S. (2020). Inheriting Kinship: Norwegian Holiday Property as Relational Practice. In M. Holdgaard, A. Magnusdottir, & B. Selmer (Eds.), Nordic inheritance law through the ages (251-271). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004435582_013

• Online Publication Date: Jul 13, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jul 17, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 13, 2021
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Pages: 251-271
• Series Title: Studies in the history of private law
• Book Title: Nordic inheritance law through the ages.
• ISBN: 9789004427358
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004435582_013
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1651263
• Contract Date: Jul 7, 2020