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 InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiv, 135 pages : illustrations (facsimiles) ; 22 cm
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SeriesLatin 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019056791
ISBN9780271086071 (paperback)

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