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The Haunting Fetus: Abortion, Sexuality and the Spirit World in Taiwan

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The Haunting Fetus: Abortion, Sexuality, and the Spirit World in Taiwan - Moskowitz, Marc L
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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 fascinating study looks at a range of topics pertaining to the belief in haunting fetuses, including abortion, sexuality, the changing nature of familial power structures, the economy, and traditional and modern views of the spirit ...

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The Haunting Fetus: Abortion, Sexuality, and the Spirit World in Taiwan 2001, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

ISBN-13: 9780824824280

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The Haunting Fetus: Abortion, Sexuality and the Spirit World in Taiwan 2001, Curzon Press Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780824823542

Hardcover