Our bodies belong to God: organ transplants, Islam, and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt

Dublin Core

Title

Our bodies belong to God: organ transplants, Islam, and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt

Author

Hamdy, Sherine F.

Publisher

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012.

Place of Publication

United States of America: Berkeley, CA

No. of Pages

342 p.

Language

English

Publication Date

20120000

Primary Classification

19.1

Secondary Classification

19.1; 1.2; 19.5

Primary keywords

attitudes--[pri];empirical research--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];organ donation--[pri];organ transplantation--[pri]

Secondary keywords

anthropology;bioethics;brain death;cadavers;commerce;commodification;corneas;decision making;determination of death;dissent;family members;fatwas;fiqh;gifts;historical aspects;human body;human dignity;informed consent;kidney diseases;kidneys;living donors;mass media;modern history;modern Muslim religious scholars;patients;physicians;politics;public policy;renal dialysis;risks and benefits;socioeconomic factors;terminology;theft;trends

Subject

Egypt--[pri]

Call Number

RD120.7 .H355 2012

Subject Captions

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Bibliography

References, p. 301-317

ISBN

9780520271760

Collection

Citation

“Our bodies belong to God: organ transplants, Islam, and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed September 7, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34061.