Imagining the fetus : the unborn in myth, religion, and culture / edited by Vanessa R. Sasson and Jane Marie Law.

Other author Sasson, Vanessa R.
Other author Law, Jane Marie.
Other author American Academy of Religion.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionx, 305 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Fetus--Religious aspects.
Theological anthropology.

SeriesAmerican Academy of Religion cultural criticism series
American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series. ^A528184
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.
General note"American Academy of Religion."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008026800
ISBN9780195380040 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0195380045 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195380057 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195380053 (pbk. : alk. paper)