Imagery, ritual, and birth: ontology between the sacred and the secular
Auteur :
Hennessey, Anna M.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498548731
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,9 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
476 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Every human being is born and has gone through a process of birth. This book explores how imagery is used in religious, secular, and nonreligious ways during the contemporary rituals of birth, through analysis of a wide variety of art, iconography, poetry, and material culture.