An edition of Imagining the fetus (2009)

Imagining the fetus

the unborn in myth, religion, and culture

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Imagining the fetus

the unborn in myth, religion, and culture

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Oxford University Press
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English
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305

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Subjects

Theological anthropology, Fetus, Religious aspects, Buddhismus, Religion, Philosophische Anthropologie, Kultur, Embryo, Mythen, Mythology, Christentum, Mythologie, Judentum, Cultural Characteristics, Ungeborenes Kind, Theologische Anthropologie, Ungeborenes, Fetus, religious aspects, Theological anthropolgy

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Table of Contents

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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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American Academy of Religion religion and culture series

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Dewey Decimal Class
202/.2
Library of Congress
BL256 .I43 2009, BL256.I43 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
305

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OL16943319M
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9780195380040, 9780195380057
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2008026800
OCLC/WorldCat
232786052
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8030200
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3892478
6979188

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