Imagining the fetus: the unborn in myth, religion, and culture

This volume presents essays that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking commonalities as well as intriguing differences.

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Sasson, Vanessa R. (Other) ; Law, Jane Marie (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Series/Journal:American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Fetus
B India / Religion / Fetus
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Fetus Religious aspects
B Theological Anthropology
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This volume presents essays that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking commonalities as well as intriguing differences.
ISBN:0199869073
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380040.001.0001