Baptism through incision the postmortem cesarean operation in the Spanish Empire / Martha Few, Zeb Tortorici, and Adam Warren.
| Author/creator | Few, Martha, 1964- |
| Other author | Tortorici, Zeb, 1978- |
| Other author | Warren, Adam, Ph.D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xiv, 135 pages : illustrations (facsimiles) ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Latin American originals Latin American originals. ^A768712 |
| Contents | Introduction : postmortem cesareans; Pedro José de Arrese's Guatemalan treatise in historical context -- Arrese's text : Physical, canonical, moral principles ... on the baptism of miscarried fetuses and the cesarean operation on women who die pregnant / translated by Nina M. Scott -- Additional translations from across the Spanish Empire / translated by Martha Few, Zeb Tortorici, and Adam Warren. Excerpt from Spain ; Excerpts from colonial Peru and Río de la Plata ; Excerpts from colonial Guatemala ; Excerpts from colonial New Spain. |
| Abstract | "Explores the history of the postmortem cesarean operation, which was performed in order to extract the fetus and save its soul through baptism. Examines accounts of the operation from across the Spanish empire in the eighteenth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| 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 | 2019056791 |
| ISBN | 9780271086071 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |