Helen Hardacre provides new insights into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of abortion debates around the world in this careful examination of mizuko kuyo--a Japanese religious ritual for aborted fetuses. Popularized during the 1970s, when religious entrepreneurs published frightening accounts of fetal wrath and spirit attacks, mizuko kuyo offers ritual atonement for women who, sometimes decades previously, chose to have abortions...
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Abortion & Birth Control Asia Buddhism Comparative Religion Cultural History Japan Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Ritual Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Women's Studies