The haunting fetus : abortion, sexuality, and the spirit world in Taiwan /

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The Haunting Fetus focuses on the belief in modern Taiwan that an aborted fetus can return to haunt its family. Although the topic has been researched in Japan and commented on in the Taiwanese press, it has not been studied systematically in relation to Taiwan in either English or Chinese. This fas...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moskowitz, Marc L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaʻi Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Fetus > Religious aspects.
Emotions.
Women.
Religion.
Social psychology.
Fetus.
Sociology.
Ethnology.
Human behavior.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Anthropology.
Anatomy.
Buddhism.
Culture.
Pregnant women.
Guilt.
Nuclear families.
Families.
Emotions
Women
Religion
Psychology, Social
Fetus
Sociology
Anthropology, Cultural
Social Behavior
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Sexual Behavior
Behavior
Social Sciences
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Humanities
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena
Persons
Embryonic Structures
Anthropology
Anatomy
Psychiatry and Psychology
Named Groups
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Phenomena and Processes
Ceremonial Behavior
Aborted Fetus
Sexuality
Buddhism
Confucianism
Culture
Pregnant Women
Family
Religious Philosophies
Guilt
Ethnology
Animal Structures
Nuclear Family
Fœtus > Aspect religieux.
Émotions.
Femmes.
Psychologie sociale.
Fœtus.
Sociologie.
Ethnologie.
Comportement humain.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Anthropologie.
Anatomie.
Bouddhisme.
Femmes enceintes.
Familles.
Culpabilité.
emotion.
religion (discipline)
social psychology.
sociology.
human behavior.
social sciences.
humanities.
anthropology.
anatomy.
culture note.
ethnology.
social anthropology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Abortion & Birth Control.
Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Taiwan > Religious life and customs.
Taiwan > Vie religieuse.
Taiwan.
Taiwan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Beyond the Percentages: Abortion and Meaning in Taiwan
  • 3. Made in Japan? The First Stages of the Adoption and Adaptation of a Japanese Religious Practice in Taiwan
  • 4. Fetus Ghosts and Traditional Beliefs in Taiwan
  • 5. The Haunting Fetus
  • 6. Written and Visual Media
  • 7. Religious Masters and Their Temples
  • 8. Illness, Healing, and the Limitations of Fetus-Ghost Appeasement
  • 9. Sexuality and the Haunting Fetus
  • 10. Blood-Drinking Fetus Demons: Greed, Loathing, and Vengeance through Sorcery in Taiwan
  • 11. Conclusion: Fetus Spirits and the Commodification of Sin
  • Appendix. Dragon Lake Temple's Red Contract
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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