Mourning the unborn dead : a Buddhist ritual comes to America

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

"Many Western visitors to Japan have been struck by the numerous cemeteries for aborted fetuses, which are characterized by throngs of images of the Bodhisattva Jizo, usually dressed in red baby aprons or other baby garments, and each dedicated to an individual fetus. Abortion is common in Japa...

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Main Author: Wilson, Jeff (Jeff Townsend)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 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, Induced
Abortion, Spontaneous
Fetal Death
Buddhism
Ceremonial Behavior
Buddhism > Social aspects.
Fetal propitiatory rites.
Buddhismus
Ritus
Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Fetus
Tod
Abort > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Fosterdöd > religiösa aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Buddhism > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Trauer
United States
United States.
USA.

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