Baptism Through Incision - The Postmortem Cesarean Operation in the Spanish Empire

Explores the history of the postmortem cesarean operation, which was performed in order to extract the fetus and save its soul through baptism. Examines accounts of the operation from across the Spanish empire in the eighteenth century.

About the author

Martha Few is Professor of Latin American History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University.Zeb Tortorici is Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at New York University.Adam Warren is Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of Washington.

Summary

Explores the history of the postmortem cesarean operation, which was performed in order to extract the fetus and save its soul through baptism. Examines accounts of the operation from across the Spanish empire in the eighteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Martha Few, Martha (Professor Few, Few Martha, Zeb Tortorici, Zeb (Associate Professor Tortorici, Adam Warren, Adam (Associate Professor Warren
• Assisted by: Nina M. Scott (Translation), Nina M. (University of Massachusetts Scott (Translation), Scott Nina M. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2020
• EAN: 9780271086071
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08607-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten
• Series: Latin American Originals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; RELIGION / Christianity / History, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments, Christianity, History of Medicine, History of the Americas, Central America, Mexico and Central America, Christian sacraments