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Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture

By: Vanessa R Sasson,Jane Marie Law

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Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture

By: 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 that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking commonalities as well as intriguing differences. Among the themes that emerge is the tendency to conceive of the fetus as somehow independent of the mother's body -- as in the case of the Buddha, who is described as inhabiting a palace while gestating in the womb. On the other hand, the fetus can also symbolically represent profound human needs and emotions, such as the universal experience of vulnerability. The authors note how the advent of the fetal sonogram has transformed how people everywhere imagine the unborn today, giving rise to a narrow range of decidedly literal questions about personhood, gender, and disability.

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Oxford University Press

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0190452250

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9780190452254

Puppets of Nostalgia

The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Japanese Awaji Ningyō Tradition

By: Jane Marie Law

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Puppets of Nostalgia

The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Japanese Awaji Ningyō Tradition

By: Jane Marie Law

Puppets of Nostalgia is the first major work in any Western language to examine the ritual origins and religious dimensions of puppetry in Japan. In a lucid and engaging style accessible to the general reader, Jane Marie Law describes the "life, death, and rebirth" of awaji ningyo shibai, the unique form of puppet theater of Awaji Island that has existed since the sixteenth century. Puppetry rites on Awaji helped to maintain rigid ritual purity codes and to keep dangerous spiritual forces properly channeled and appeased. Law conducted fieldwork on Awaji, located in Japan's Inland Sea, over a ten-year period. In addition to being a detailed history and ethnography of this ritual tradition, Law's work is, at a theoretical level, a study of the process and meaning of tradition formation, reformation, invention, and revitalization. It will interest scholars in a number of fields, including the history of religions, anthropology, cultural studies, ritual and theater studies, Japanese studies, and social history. Focusing on the puppetry tradition of Awaji Island, Puppets of Nostalgia describes the activities of the island's ritual puppeteers and includes the first English translation of their performance texts and detailed descriptions of their rites. Because the author has lived on Awaji during extended periods of research, the work includes fine attention to local detail and nuanced readings of religious currents in Japan that affect popular religious expression. Illustrated throughout with rare photographs, the book provides an in-depth view of a four-hundred-year-old tradition never so thoroughly revealed to Western readers. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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338

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Princeton University Press

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1400872952

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9781400872954

Every Fixed Star

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

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Every Fixed Star

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

Continuing the Tender Ties Historical Series, "Every Fixed Star" brings readers more of the dramatic, fictionalized account of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest.

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392

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0739436120

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9780739436127

The Bedford Reader

By: X. J. Kennedy,Dorothy M. Kennedy,Jane E. Aaron,Ellen Kuhl Repetto

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The Bedford Reader

By: X. J. Kennedy,Dorothy M. Kennedy,Jane E. Aaron,Ellen Kuhl Repetto

The first Bedford title ever published, The Bedford Reader continues to make its mark. This popular composition reader combines timeless readings with the leading voices of our time. It takes a practical and flexible approach to the rhetorical methods, focusing on their uses in varied writing situations. The unique “Writers on Writing” feature connects reflections from professional writers with point-of-need advice for student writers, and the Kennedys proven approach to instruction helps students connect critical reading to academic writing. The new edition has been thoroughly revised with engaging new readings by diverse writers, a stronger foundation in reading and writing, and new graphic organizers to visually outline how to use each method.

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1161

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1319221483

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9781319221485

Hold Tight the Thread

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

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Hold Tight the Thread

By: Jane Kirkpatrick

A mother fights to keep her family together - and alive.

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370

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073944252X

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9780739442524

Fashioned for Intimacy

By: Marie Powers,Jane Hansen

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Fashioned for Intimacy

By: Marie Powers,Jane Hansen

This study explores God's original design for the relationships between men and women, then moves into a discovery of His plan for reconciliation between men and women and Himself. It leads the learner through a deeper exploration of the Fashioned for Intimacy book chapter by chapter. It guides the Bible student to personally apply the principles of God's original design for male and female relationships in the home, the workplace, the Church and everyday life. It can be used for personal study or in a small group Bible study setting.

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Regal Books

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0830723218

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9780830723218

Book's by Jane Marie Law

Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture

Imagining the Fetus the Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture

Puppets of Nostalgia

Puppets of Nostalgia

Every Fixed Star

Every Fixed Star

The Bedford Reader

The Bedford Reader

Hold Tight the Thread

Hold Tight the Thread

Fashioned for Intimacy

Fashioned for Intimacy

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