From Women’s Sacrifice to Feminist Sacrifice: Medicalized Birth and “Natural” Birth versus Woman-Centered Birth
Abstract The concept of sacrifice poses an interesting challenge to feminist theory. On the one hand, it seems that women must reject self-sacrificing practices. On the other hand, certain recent feminist analyses have recognized sacrifice as a potential empowering tool for women, so long as it is f...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 416-434 |
Further subjects: | B
Essentialism
B natural birth B Sacrifice B Embodiment B medicalized childbirth |
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