Remembering Aborted Foetuses in a Japanese Shrine
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Authors
Macfarlane, Alan
Publication Date
2004-07-29Language
en_GB
Type
Video
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Macfarlane, A. (2004). Remembering Aborted Foetuses in a Japanese Shrine [Video file]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/498
Abstract
In a shrine beside a temple in Kyoto there are a large number of small effigies. They commemorate aborted foetuses. In the absence of proper contraception, the Japanese for centuries have had to use abortion and, in the past, infanticide to control their population. These 'water children' (who return to the water world at abortion) are a source of great sadness in Japan.
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