Strange harvest
organ transplants, denatured bodies, and the transformed self
by Lesley Alexandra Sharp
Strange Harvest illuminates the wondrous yet disquieting medical realm of organ transplantation by drawing on the voices of those most deeply involved: transplant recipients, clinical specialists, and the surviving kin of deceased organ donors. In this rich and deeply engaging ethnographic study, anthropologist Lesley Sharp explores how these parties think about death, loss, and mourning, especially in light of medical taboos surrounding donor anonymity. As Sharp argues, new forms of embodied intimacy arise in response, and the riveting insights gleaned from her interviews, observations, and d
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Cultural Anthropology, Ethnology, Medical anthropology, Organ Transplantation, Social aspects of Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Transplantation of organs, tissues, Ethnology, united states, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Death, Anthropologie médicale, Bestattungsritus, Mort, Coutumes, Rites et cérémonies, Funérailles, Deuil, Greffe (Chirurgie), Cultural Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Social aspects, Sozialanthropologie, Anthropology, Cultural, Bewältigung, Ethnologie, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Anniversaries, Aspect social, Transplantation, Parenté, POLITICAL SCIENCE, General, Trauerritual, Public Policy, Kinship, Transplantatie, Memorials, Popular Culture, Mourning customs, Monuments commémoratifs, Soziale Situation, Trauerarbeit, Attitude to Death, Funeral Rites, Medical, HistoryPlaces
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Strange harvest: organ transplants, denatured bodies, and the transformed self
2006, University of California Press
in English
0520247841 9780520247840
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