The anthropology of the fetus : biology, culture, and society / edited by Sallie Han, Tracy K. Betsinger, and Amy B. Scott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Han, Sallie, editor.

Betsinger, Tracy K., editor.

Scott, Amy B., editor.

Series:

Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 37.

Fertility, reproduction and sexuality ; volume 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical anthropology.

Human biology.

Fetus--Social aspects.

Fetus.

Anthropology, Physical--methods.

Sociological Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Fetus.

Anthropology, Physical--methods.

Sociological Factors.

Physical Description:

xiv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.

Summary:

As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. The Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Contributors draw on research in prehistoric, historic, and contemporary sites in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America to explore the biological and cultural phenomenon of the fetus, raising methodological and theoretical concerns with the ultimate goal of developing a holistic anthropology of the fetus. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Fetus in Biosocial Perspective

Chapter 1 The Borderless Fetus: Temporal Complexity of the Lived Fetal Experience / Julienne Rutherford Rutherford, Julienne 15

Chapter 2 The Biology of the Fetal Period: Interpreting Life from Fetal Skeletal Remains / Kathleen Ann Satterke Blake Blake, Kathleen Ann Satterke 34

Chapter 3 Pregnant with Ideas: Concepts of the Fetus in the Twenty-First-Century United States / Sallie Han Han, Sallie 59

Part II Finding Fetuses in the Past: Archaeology and Bioarchaeology

Chapter 4 The Bioarchaeology of Fetuses / Siân E. Halcrow Halcrow, Siân E., Nancy Tayles Tayles, Nancy, Gail E. Elliott Elliott, Gail E. 83

Chapter 5 Fetal Paleopathology: An Impossible Discipline? / Mary E. Lewis Lewis, Mary E. 112

Chapter 6 The Neolithic Infant Cemetery at Gebel Ramlah in Egypt's Western Desert / Jacek Kabacinski Kabacinski, Jacek, Agnieszka Czekaj-Zastawny Czekaj-Zastawny, Agnieszka, Joel D. Irish Irish, Joel D. 132

Chapter 7 Excavating Identity: Burial Context and Fetal Identity in Postmedieval Poland / Amy B. Scott Scott, Amy B., Tracy K. Betsinger Betsinger, Tracy K. 146

Part III The Once and Future Fetus: Socsocultural Anthropology

Chapter 8 Waiting: The Redemption of Frozen Embryos through Embryo Adoption and Stem Cell Research in the United States / Risa D. Cromer Cromer, Risa D. 171

Chapter 9 Deploying the Fetus: Constructing Pregnancy and Abortion in Morocco / Jessica Marie Newman Newman, Jessica Marie 200

Chapter 10 Beyond Life Itself: The Embedded Fetuses of Russian Orthodox Anti-Abortion Activism / Sonja Luehrmann Luehrmann, Sonja 227

Chapter 11 The "Sound" of Life: Or, How Should We Hear a Fetal "Voice"? / Rebecca Howes-Mischel Howes-Mischel, Rebecca 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Anthropology of the fetus.

ISBN:

9781785336911

1785336916

OCLC:

986237368