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Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture (Cultural Criticism)
Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth Religion and Culture - Cultural Criticism
Author: Vanessa R Sasson, Jane Marie Law
In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful symbol or metaphor. This volume presents essays th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195380040
ISBN-10: 0195380045
Publication Date: 12/12/2008
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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