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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