Blood Will Out: Essays on Liquid Transfers and Flows

Paperback Published on: 18/10/2013
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Synopsis

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 anthropologists
  • Incorporates insights from recent work in symbolism, kinship studies, medical anthropology, the anthropology of religion, the sociological study of finance, and textual analysis
  • Covers 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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781118656280
  • Number of pages: 198
  • Dimensions: 171 x 246 x 12 mm
  • Weight: 400g
  • Languages: English