Politics, Piety, and Biomedicine: The Malaysian Transplant Venture

by Jenny Schreiber

Overview

The discourse on transplantation and brain death has become emblematic of conflicts between certain perspectives on adequate medical care, death and dying. Scientific and religious, modernising and traditional as well as academic and popular voices debate on how to approach these topics. This work captures the heterogeneous and often contradictory views on the Malaysian transplant venture and the treatment option of end stage organ failure from the Malay and Chinese population, physicians, state officials, and Muslim, Buddhist and Daoist clergy. It also addresses vital issues as to the use of and extent to which biomedicine and medical technology in contemporary Malaysia actually benefits its people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783837637021
Publication date:	09/26/2017
Series:	Culture and Social Practice
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jenny Schreiber (Dr. med.) studied Cultures and Languages of Southeast Asia and Medicine in Hamburg and Sydney. Her research interests include ethical issues and decision-making processes in biomedicine. She is currently completing her specialist training in Neurosurgery.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter 1
Table of Contents 7
List of Figures, List of Tables, List of web-based Appendices 11
Abbreviations 13
Glossary 17
Acknowledgements 21
Preliminary Remarks 25
Preface 27
Abstract / Zusammenfassung 33
1. Introduction 37
2. Politics, Piety, and Biomedicine 89
3. Malaysian Lifeworlds, Medical Pluralism, and the Transplant of Organs 181
4. Conclusion 259
Epilogue 271
References 273
Brief Biography 293
Web-based Appendices 295