Mourning the unborn dead : a Buddhist ritual comes to America /

Wilson discusses how Asian immigrants, convert Buddhists, pro-life and pro-choice activists, and ordinary women have imported Japanese rituals to deal with one of the most divisive public issues in American society: abortion. He analyses the implications of these varied appropriations for the Americ...

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Main Author:	Wilson, Jeff (Jeff Townsend)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Fetal propitiatory rites > Buddhism. Fetal propitiatory rites > United States. Abortion > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Buddhism > Social aspects > United States. Bereavement. Abortion. Miscarriage. Fetal death. Bereavement Abortion, Induced Abortion, Spontaneous Fetal Death Buddhism Ceremonial Behavior United States Rites d'expiation fœtale > Bouddhisme. Rites d'expiation fœtale > États-Unis. Deuil. Avortement. Avortement spontané. Fœtus > Mort. Bouddhisme. mourning. Buddhism. RELIGION > Buddhism > Rituals & Practice. Abortion > Religious aspects > Buddhism Buddhism > Social aspects Fetal propitiatory rites Fetal propitiatory rites > Buddhism Buddhismus Ritus Schwangerschaftsabbruch USA Trauer Fetus Tod Abort > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna. Fosterdöd > religiösa aspekter > Förenta staterna. Buddhism > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna. Electronic books.
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by Wilson, Jeff (Jeff Townsend)
Published 2009

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