TY - BOOK ID - 9997836 TI - Transforming the void : embryological discourse and reproductive imagery in East Asian religions AU - Andreeva, Anna AU - Steavu, Dominic PY - 2016 SN - 9789004300675 9004300678 9004306528 PB - Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - J1714 KW - J7570 KW - J4173 KW - J4172 KW - S11/0740 KW - S13A/0403 KW - Japan: Religion in general -- sociology of religion KW - Japan: Natural sciences and technology -- biology -- physical anthropology KW - Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- family and interpersonal relations -- children, parent-child relations, child raising, family planning KW - Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- family and interpersonal relations -- sex relations (identity, preference, community, customs and culture) KW - China: Social sciences--Sexual life: general and before 1949 KW - China: Religion--Rites, magic, festivals KW - Sex KW - Embryology, Human KW - Human reproduction KW - Sexualité KW - Embryologie humaine KW - Reproduction humaine KW - Religious aspects. KW - Aspect religieux KW - China KW - Japan KW - Chine KW - Japon KW - Religion. KW - Religion KW - Sexualité KW - Japan: Science and technology -- biology -- physical anthropology KW - Sex (in religion, folklore, etc.) KW - Sex and religion KW - Phallicism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9997836 AB - Transforming the Void: Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Religions considers paths to self-cultivation and salvation that are patterned on human embryological development or procreative imagery in the religions of China and Japan. Focusing on Taoism, Esoteric Buddhism, Shinto, Shugendō, and local religious traditions, the contributors to the volume provide new insight into how the body’s generative processes are harnessed as powerful metaphors for spiritual attainment. This volume offers an in-depth examination of the religious dimensions of embryology and reproductive imagery, topics that have been hitherto solely approached through the lens of the history of medicine. Contributors include: Brigitte Baptandier, Catherine Despeux, Grégoire Espesset, Christine Mollier, Fabrizio Pregadio, Dominic Steavu, Lucia Dolce, Bernard Faure, Iyanaga Nobumi, Anna Andreeva, Kigensan Licha, Gaynor Sekimori. ER -