Not of Woman Born : Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture /

Not of Woman Born : Representations of Caesarean Birth in Medieval and Renaissance Culture /

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Examines texts and visual images of caesarean birth and traces its history in medical writing and practice ; addresses the work of religious, ethical and cultural questions surrounding abdominal delivery in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte (500-1600)
Renaissance
Medical illustration > History
Cesarean section > Europe > History
Cesarean section in art
Verloskundigen.
Sectio caesarea.
Kunst
Kulturanthropologie
Kultur
Kaiserschnitt
Geburt > Motiv
Renaissance.
Medical illustration.
Cesarean section.
Cesarean section in art.
Civilization, Medieval.
Civilisation medievale.
Illustration medicale > Histoire.
Cesarienne > Europe > Histoire.
Medicine in the Arts
Cesarean Section > psychology
Cesarean Section > history
Medical illustration > History.
Cesarean section > Europe > History.
Europa
Europe.
Europe
History.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Caesarean Birth in Medical Thought
  • 2. Caesarean Birth in the Artistic Imagination
  • 3. The Marginalization of Women in Obstetrics
  • 4. Saintly and Satanic Obstetricians
  • Appendix Creative Etymology: "Caesarean Section" from Pliny to Rousset
  • Annotated List of Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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