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ONLINE

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

1 online resource (x, 305 p.) : ill., map

ISBN 0195380045 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 0195380053 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780195380040 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780195380057 (pbk. : alk. paper)

American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series

"American Academy of Religion."

Includes bibliographical references and index

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)308634438