03188nam 2200649 a 450 991079221900332120230721015420.00-19-970174-197866119256591-281-92565-90-19-538004-5(CKB)2560000000300533(EBL)3052849(OCoLC)308634438(SSID)ssj0000087444(PQKBManifestationID)11108196(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087444(PQKBWorkID)10053021(PQKB)11410026(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074659(MiAaPQ)EBC3052849(Au-PeEL)EBL3052849(CaPaEBR)ebr10273339(CaONFJC)MIL192565(EXLCZ)99256000000030053320080617d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImagining the fetus[electronic resource] the unborn in myth, religion, and culture /edited by Vanessa R. Sasson and Jane Marie LawOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (316 p.)American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series"American Academy of Religion."0-19-538005-3 0-19-986907-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.This volume presents essays that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking commonalities as well as intriguing differences.American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.FetusReligious aspectsTheological anthropologyFetusReligious aspects.Theological anthropology.202/.2Sasson Vanessa R1584857Law Jane Marie1584858American Academy of Religion.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792219003321Imagining the fetus3868910UNINA