Veins of Devotion: Blood Donation and Religious Experience in North India

(Part of the Studies in Medical Anthropology Series)

by Jacob Copeman

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According to public health orthodoxy, blood for transfusion is safer when derived from voluntary, nonremunerated donors. As developing nations phase out compensated blood collection efforts to comply with this current policy, many struggle to keep their blood stores up.

Veins of Devotion details recent collaborations between guru-led devotional movements and public health campaigns to encourage voluntary blood donation in northern India. Focusing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813544491

ISBN13:9780813544496

Release Date:November 2008

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"

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