| Description |
1 online resource (315 pages) |
| Series |
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives Ser. ; v. 37 |
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Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives Ser
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| Contents |
Forward: How/Shall We Consider the Fetus? / Rayna Rapp -- Introduction: Conceiving the Anthropology of the Fetus: An Introduction / Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott -- The Borderless Fetus: Temporal Complexity of the Lived Fetal Experience / Julienne Rutherford -- The Biology of the Fetal Period: Interpreting Life from Fetal Skeletal Remains / Kathleen Ann Satterlee Blake -- Pregnant with Ideas: Concepts of the Fetus in the Twenty-First Century United States / Sallie Han -- The Bioarchaeology of Fetuses / Siân E. Halcrow, Nancy Tayles, and Gail E. Elliott -- Fetal Paleopathology: An Impossible Discipline? / Mary E. Lewis -- The Neolithic Infant Cemetery at Gebel Ramlah in Egypt's Western Desert / Jacek Kabaciński, Agnieszka Czekaj-Zastawny, and Joel D. Irish -- Excavating Identity: Burial Context and Fetal Identity in Post-Medieval Poland / Amy B. Scott and Tracy K. Betsinger -- Waiting: The Redemption of Frozen Embryos through Embryo Adoption and Stem Cell Research in the United States / Risa D. Cromer -- Deploying the Fetus: Constructing Pregnancy and Abortion in Morocco / Jessica Marie Newman -- Beyond Life Itself: The Embedded Fetuses of Russian Orthodox Anti-Abortion Activism / Sonja Luehrmann -- The "Sound" of Life: Or How Should We Hear a Fetal "Voice"? / Rebecca Howes-Mischel -- Conclusion / Tracy K. Betsinger, Amy B. Scott, and Sallie Han |
| Summary |
"As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explore the biological and cultural phenomenon of the fetus, raising methodological and theoretical concerns with the ultimate goal of developing a holistic anthropology of the fetus."--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fetus -- Development -- Social aspects
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HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Betsinger, Tracy K
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Scott, Amy B
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| ISBN |
9781785336928 |
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1785336924 |
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