Imagery, Ritual, And Birth: Ontology Between The Sacred And The Secular

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.

• | Author: Anna M. Hennessey, Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Dec 11, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 218 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498548733
• | ISBN-13: 9781498548731