Blood Will Out: Essays on Liquid Transfers and Flows

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

Keywords: The metaphorical importance of blood; JRAI; RAI; classic anthropology; symbolism; kinship studies; medical anthropology; the anthropology of religion; medical sociology, Anthropology of Religion, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Religion, Social & Cultural Anthropology