Impossible gifts: Bodies, buddhism and bioethics in contemporary Sri Lanka

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 839-859

  Simpson, Bob ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27844505460     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2004.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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