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Blood Will Out: Essays on Liquid Transfers and Flows

By Janet Carsten

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2013
ISBN
1118656288, 978-1-118-65628-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3206424 bytes)
Series
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series
Edition
1
Pages
198\197
Time added
2014-02-12 18:00:00

Description

Unique in focus and international in scope, this book brings together 10 essays about the material, metaphorical, and symbolic importance of blood.An interdisciplinary study that unites the work of noted historians and anthropologistsIncorporates insights from recent work in symbolism, kinship studies, medical anthropology, the anthropology of religion, the sociological study of finance, and textual analysisCovers topics such as Medieval European conceptions of blood; blood and the brain; blood and the cultural study of finance; and blood types, identity, and association in twentieth-century America

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