Veins of Devotion : Blood Donation and Religious Experience in North India /
Jacob Copeman.
- 1 online resource (264 pages): ill. ;
- Studies in medical anthropology .
- Studies in medical anthropology. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
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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Kinship--India--Delhi. Blood--Religious aspects. Blood--Social aspects--India--Delhi. Blood donors--India--Delhi. Blood--Collection and preservation--India--Delhi.