Veins of devotion blood donation and religious experience in north India
Copeman, Jacob
Veins of devotion blood donation and religious experience in north India - London Routledge 2009 - ix,233p. ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in medical anthropology . - Studies in medical anthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.
Introduction -- Generative generosity -- The reform of the gift -- Devotion and donation -- Blood donation in the zone of religious spectacles -- Utility saints and donor-soldiers -- The nehruvian gift -- Conclusion.
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Blood--Collection and preservation--India--Delhi.
Blood donors--India--Delhi.
Blood--Social aspects--India--Delhi.
Blood--Religious aspects.
Kinship--India--Delhi.
RM171 / .C588 2009
615.39095456 / CO-V
Veins of devotion blood donation and religious experience in north India - London Routledge 2009 - ix,233p. ill. ; 24 cm. - Studies in medical anthropology . - Studies in medical anthropology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.
Introduction -- Generative generosity -- The reform of the gift -- Devotion and donation -- Blood donation in the zone of religious spectacles -- Utility saints and donor-soldiers -- The nehruvian gift -- Conclusion.
9788189643225
2008016733
GBA906777 bnb
014884151 Uk
Blood--Collection and preservation--India--Delhi.
Blood donors--India--Delhi.
Blood--Social aspects--India--Delhi.
Blood--Religious aspects.
Kinship--India--Delhi.
RM171 / .C588 2009
615.39095456 / CO-V