Blessed events : religion and home birth in America /

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"Blessed Events explores how women who give birth at home use religion to make sense of their births and in turn draw on their birthing experiences to bring meaning to their lives and families."--Back cover

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Klassen, Pamela E. (Pamela Edith), 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Series:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
Subjects:
Childbirth at home > Religious aspects.
Religion and culture.
Childbirth at home.
Home Childbirth
Accouchement à domicile > Aspect religieux.
Religion et culture.
Accouchement à domicile.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Childbirth at home
Religion and culture
Hausgeburt
Religion
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Motherhood Issues
  • Procreation Stories: An Introduction
  • Cultural Contexts of Home Birth
  • Risk, Fear, and the Ethics of Home Birth
  • Procreating Religion: Spirituality, Religion, and the Transformations of Birth
  • A Sense of Place: Meanings of Home
  • Natural Women: Bodies and the Work of Birth
  • Sliding between Pain and Pleasure: Home Birth and Visionary Pain
  • Epilogue: The Miracle of Birth.

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