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UNINA9910792219003321 |
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Titolo |
Imagining the fetus [[electronic resource] ] : the unborn in myth, religion, and culture / / edited by Vanessa R. Sasson and Jane Marie Law |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-970174-1 |
9786611925659 |
1-281-92565-9 |
0-19-538004-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Collana |
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American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SassonVanessa R |
LawJane Marie |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fetus - Religious aspects |
Theological anthropology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"American Academy of Religion." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Restoring nuance to imagining of the fetus -- The story of Samkarsana's and K.r.s.na's births : a drama involving embryos -- The great men of Jainism in utero: a survey -- A womb with a view : the Buddha's final fetal experiences -- Life in the womb : conception and gestation in Buddhist scripture and classical Indian medical literature -- Philosophical embryology : Buddhist texts and the ritual construction of a fetus -- Tibetan Buddhist narratives of the forces of creation -- Female feticide in the Punjab and fetus imagery in Sikhism -- Embryology in Babylonia and the bible -- The leaping child : imagining the unborn in early Christian literature -- Famous fetuses in Rabbinic narratives -- A prophet emerging : fetal narratives in Islamic literature -- The colossal fetuses of La Venta and Mesoamerica' earliest creation story -- Out of place : fetal references in Japanese mythology and cultural memory -- Seeing like a family : fetal ultrasound images and imaginings of kin. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume presents essays that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking |
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