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Organ donation and the divine lien in Talmudic law

Title
Organ donation and the divine lien in Talmudic law / Madeline Kochen.
Author
Kochen, Madeline, 1957-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
  • ©2014

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Description
xvi, 258 pages; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and indexes.
Contents
Beyond gift and commodity: rethinking the compartmentalization approach to the problem of commodification -- Alternate property conceptions : the donor's lien -- "From the table of the most high" : divine ownership and private property in Talmudic law -- "And your brother shall live with you" : the divine lien and the obligation to save human life -- Returning a "lost body" with one's body : human organ transplantation and the (re)consecration of the body.
Call Number
JFE 14-7255
ISBN
  • 9780521493383 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0521493382 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013030424
OCLC
890250522
Author
Kochen, Madeline, 1957- author.
Title
Organ donation and the divine lien in Talmudic law / Madeline Kochen.
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-7255
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