| Description |
x, 305 p. : ill., map. |
| Series |
American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series |
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American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.
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| Note |
"American Academy of Religion." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Fetus -- Religious aspects.
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Theological anthropology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sasson, Vanessa R.
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Law, Jane Marie.
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American Academy of Religion.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780195380040 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0195380045 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780195380057 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0195380053 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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