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245 00 a| Imagining the fetush| [electronic resource] :b| the unborn in myth, religion, and culture /c| edited by Vanessa R. Sasson and Jane Marie Law.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,;

300 a| x, 305 p. :b| ill., map ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series;

500 a| "American Academy of Religion.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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650 0 a| Theological anthropology.=| ^A650396;

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700 1 a| Law, Jane Marie.=| ^A370166;

710 2 a| American Academy of Religion.=| ^A83971;

830 0 a| American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.=| ^A528184;

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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	Electronic
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	x, 305 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Fetus--Religious aspects. Theological anthropology.

Series	American 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 note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008026800
ISBN	9780195380040 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0195380045 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780195380057 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0195380053 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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