The haunting fetus : abortion, sexuality, and the spirit world in Taiwan /
The Haunting Fetus focuses on the belief in modern Taiwan that an aborted fetus can return to haunt its family. Although the topic has been researched in Japan and commented on in the Taiwanese press, it has not been studied systematically in relation to Taiwan in either English or Chinese. This fas...
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaʻi Press,
©2001.
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| Reeks: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wqsjk |
Inhoudsopgave:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Beyond the Percentages: Abortion and Meaning in Taiwan
- 3. Made in Japan? The First Stages of the Adoption and Adaptation of a Japanese Religious Practice in Taiwan
- 4. Fetus Ghosts and Traditional Beliefs in Taiwan
- 5. The Haunting Fetus
- 6. Written and Visual Media
- 7. Religious Masters and Their Temples
- 8. Illness, Healing, and the Limitations of Fetus-Ghost Appeasement
- 9. Sexuality and the Haunting Fetus
- 10. Blood-Drinking Fetus Demons: Greed, Loathing, and Vengeance through Sorcery in Taiwan
- 11. Conclusion: Fetus Spirits and the Commodification of Sin
- Appendix. Dragon Lake Temple's Red Contract
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.