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Veins of devotion : blood donation and religious experience in north India /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Copeman, Jacob
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2009]
Series:Studies in medical anthropology.
Subjects:
Kinship > India > Delhi.
Blood > Religious aspects.
Blood > Social aspects > India > Delhi.
Blood donors > India > Delhi.
Blood > Collection and preservation > India > Delhi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.