Imagining the fetus the unborn in myth, religion, and culture
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 gest...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oxford, New York
Oxford University Press
2009
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| Schriftenreihe: | American Academy of Religion religion and culture series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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. Introduction: Restoring nuance to the imagination of the fetus -- The Hindu story of Samkarsana's and K.R.S.Na's births : a drama involving embryos -- The great men of Jainism in utero -- A womb with a view : the Buddha's final fetal experiences -- Life in the womb : conception and gestation in Buddhist scripture & classical Indian medical literature -- Philosophical embryology : Buddhist texts and the ritual construction of a fetus -- Tibetan Buddhist narratives of the forces of creation -- Feticide in the Punjab and fetus imagery in sikhism -- Embryology in the ancient Near East -- Famous fetuses in Rabbinic literature -- The leaping child : imagining the unborn in early Christian literature -- 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 305 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780195380040 978-0-19-538004-0 9780195380057 978-0-19-538005-7 0195380045 0-19-538004-5 0195380053 0-19-538005-3 |