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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| 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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 202/.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Fetus - Religious aspects |
| Theological anthropology | |
| Altri autori: |
SassonVanessa R
LawJane Marie
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| Note generali: | "American Academy of Religion." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Imagining the fetus |
| ISBN: | 0-19-970174-1 |
| 9786611925659 | |
| 1-281-92565-9 | |
| 0-19-538004-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792219003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.