Liquid life : abortion and Buddhism in Japan

著者

• LaFleur, William R.

書誌事項

Liquid life : abortion and Buddhism in Japan

William R. LaFleur

Princeton University Press, c1992

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Why would a country strongly influenced by Buddhism's reverence for life allow legalized, widely used abortion? Equally puzzling to many Westerners is the Japanese practice of mizuko rites, in which the parents of aborted fetuses pray for the well-being of these rejected "lives." In this provocative investigation, William LaFleur examines abortion as a window on the culture and ethics of Japan. At the same time he contributes to the Western debate on abortion, exploring how the Japanese resolve their conflicting emotions privately and avoid the pro-life/pro-choice politics that sharply divide Americans on the issue.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA19129607
• ISBN:
  • 0691074054
• LCCN: 92013258
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Princeton, N.J.
• ページ数/冊数: xviii, 257 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HQ767.38.B83
  • DC20 : 294.3/56976/0952
  • NDC6 : 367.6
  • NDC8 : 387
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
  • LCSH : Abortion -- Japan