Inheriting Kinship: Norwegian Holiday Property as Relational Practice

Abram, S

doi:10.1163/9789004435582_013

Inheriting Kinship: Norwegian Holiday Property as Relational Practice

Abram, S

Authors

Professor Simone Abram simone.abram@durham.ac.uk
Executive Director

Contributors

M Holdgaard
Editor

A Magnusdottir
Editor

B Selmer
Editor

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

Acceptance Date	Jul 7, 2020
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