Ritualizing Pregnancy and Childbirth in Secular Societies: Exploring Embodied Spirituality at the Start of Life

Birth is the beginning of a new life and therefore a unique life event. In this paper, I want to study birth as a fundamental human transition in relation to existential and spiritual questions. Birth takes place within a social and cultural context. A new member of society is entering the community...

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Main Author: Wojtkowiak, Joanna 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 9, Pages: 458
Further subjects:B Pregnancy
B Spirituality
B ritualizing
B Ritual
B Embodiment
B Childbirth
B Meaning Making
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