Imagery, Ritual, and Birth: Ontology between the Sacred and the Secular

Every human being is born and has gone through a process of birth. This book explores how imagery is used in religious, secular, and nonreligious ways during the contemporary rituals of birth, through analysis of a wide variety of art, iconography, poetry, and material culture.

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Main Author: Hennessey, Anna M. (Author)
Contributors: Davis-Floyd, Robbie E. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Lexington Books 2018
In:Year: 2018
Further subjects:B Birth customs-Religious aspects
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781498548731