Copeman, Jacob.

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.

Open Access

9780813545967




Kinship--India--Delhi.
Blood--Religious aspects.
Blood--Social aspects--India--Delhi.
Blood donors--India--Delhi.
Blood--Collection and preservation--India--Delhi.


Electronic books.

RM171 / .C588 2009

615/.39095456