Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (ix, 233 p.) : ill.

Series statement

1. Studies in medical anthropology

Uniform title

1. Veins of devotion (Online)
2. Studies in medical anthropology.

Alternative title

1. Veins of devotion (Online)

Subject

1. Blood > Collection and preservation > India > Delhi
2. Blood donors > India > Delhi
3. Blood > Social aspects > India > Delhi
4. Blood > Religious aspects
5. Kinship > India > Delhi

Contents

1. 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.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Copeman, Jacob.

Title

1. Veins of devotion [electronic resource] : blood donation and religious experience in north India / Jacob Copeman.

Imprint

1. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Series

1. Studies in medical anthropology
2. Studies in medical anthropology.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2008016733