TY - BOOK AU - Copeman,Jacob TI - Veins of devotion : blood donation and religious experience in north India T2 - Studies in medical anthropology SN - 9788189643225 AV - RM171 .C588 2009 U1 - 615.39095456 22 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Blood KW - Collection and preservation KW - India KW - Delhi KW - Blood donors KW - Social aspects KW - Religious aspects KW - Kinship N1 - 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 ER -