Children of the Mother Goddess. History of Mediterranean Neonates [Fanos; Yurdakök - Hygeia]
- ISBN/EAN
- 9788890438950
- Editore
- Hygeia Press
- Formato
- Brossura
- Anno
- 2010
- Pagine
- 224
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20,40 €
24,00 €
The leading elements in this volume are the cultural representation of birth and the forms through which its narration and representation develop in the figurative arts, through historical references, mythological tales and legends, traditions, customs and habits. The influence of myth, language and artistic expression on our cultural representation of procreation is manifest, and this way of “narrating” birth resists even today, although it comes into conflict with a more scientific vision of pregnancy and childbirth.
With this book we believe we have contributed to an in-depth examination of illness narratives, thus favouring the search for a convergence between medical language in the sector and the language of cultural experience so that evidence-based medicine does not clash with narrative-based medicine, but that the two languages come together towards a reciprocity that will strengthen the alliance between physician and patient.
Maggiori Informazioni
| Autore | Fanos Vassilios; Yurdakök Murat |
|---|---|
| Editore | Hygeia Press |
| Anno | 2010 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | 1. Birth in Mediterranean Cultures: Searching for the Roots Luigi Cataldi, M. Giuseppina Gregorio The Mother Goddess and the evolution of a culture • The sacred marriage of the Goddess: the Mediterranean culture 2. Birth in Ancient Anatolia Murat Yurdakök 12,000 years ago • Neolithic times • Hattians and Hittites • Ottoman times 3. Birth and Care of the Newborn in Ancient Greece Vassilios Fanos, Alessandra Atzei, Marinella Corridori Childbirth • Rituals following birth • Breastfeeding • Abandonment and infanticide • Parents’ attachment to their children 4. Extraordinary Births in the Gods’ Delivery Room Vassilios Fanos, Thamianos Fanos, Marinella Corridori The birth of Athena from Zeus’s head • The birth of Dionysus from Zeus’s thigh • Aphrodite’s birth from Uranus’s member • The birth of Agdistis and Erichthonius from the Earth • When the mothers are those who engender 5. The Newborn and the Child in Magna Graecia Giovanni Corsello History • Philosophy, science, myth and religion • Play • Nutrition 6. Birth and Care of the Newborn in Ancient Rome Marinella Corridori, Vassilios Fanos The reproductive role of the woman • Midwives • Illustrations of childbirth • Factors considered important for childbirth: girdles and knots • Divinities and childbirth • Childbirth and the first treatments of the newborn • Neonatal mortality • Recognition of the neonate • The abandonment (or exposure) of the newborn • The neonate’s bath, swaddling clothes and crib • Breastfeeding • The name 7. Fertility Rites Italo Farnetani, Vassilios Fanos, Marinella Corridori Ethnobiology of reproduction • Fertility rites • The power of light 8. History of Breastfeeding Marcella Testa, Kyriakì Tsotra The Egyptians • The Greeks • The Etruscans and Italic peoples • The Romans • Conclusions 9. History of Adoption Francesco Tregnaghi Adoption in Babylon • The Old Testament • Ancient Egypt • Ancient Greece • Ancient Rome • The Middle Ages • The French Revolution • Modern times: France and Italy 10. Neonatal Medicine in Ancient Art Murat Yurdakök Breastfeeding • The first neonatologists • Caesarean birth • The fetus • Congenital anomalies • Twins • Circumcision 11. Birth Defects through History Luigi Memo, Matteo Della Monica, Roberto Mauri, Alice Vuoso-Mauri Ancient Egypt • The Middle East • Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds • The Middle Ages and the Renaissance • 16th to 18th Centuries • Victorian Curiosity • Eugenics and the Nazi madness • Current Perspectives • Conclusions 12. “Extraordinary Birth”. History of the Caesarean Section in the Western World Nadia Maria Filippini The birth of gods and heroes • The post mortem caesarean • The 18th-century revolution: Gian Battista Bianchi and Francesco Emanuele Cangiamila • The caesarean section on living women 13. Myths about Childbirth Amélia Ricon-Ferraz, Hercília Guimarães, Cristina Areias, Teresa Tomé Pregnancy • Childbirth • Puerperium • The newborn 14. Childhood Protection: Amulets and Talismans M. Giuseppina Gregorio, Luigi Cataldi Amulets • Talismans • The amulet as a jewel • Nowadays • Conclusions 15. The Past and Future of European Newborns Hercília Guimarães, Amélia Ricon-Ferraz, Cristina Areias, Teresa Tomé Looking to the past • What about the future? • Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) • Neonatal end-of-life decisions and palliative care • UENPS (Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies) and EFCNI (European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants) • Neonatal mortality and morbidity • The near future Appendix. Birth (Lyrics) Gian Paolo Donzelli Choice • Essence • Premonition • Expectation • Labour • Birth • Life • Breastfeeding References List of authors |
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