{"product_id":"liquid-life-abortion-and-buddhism-in-japan-9780691029658","title":"Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy would a country strongly influenced by Buddhism's reverence for life allow legalized, widely used abortion? Equally puzzling to many Westerners is the Japanese practice of \u003ci\u003emizuko\u003c\/i\u003e rites, in which the parents of aborted fetuses pray for the well-being of these rejected lives. In this provocative investigation, William LaFleur examines abortion as a window on the culture and ethics of Japan. At the same time he contributes to the Western debate on abortion, exploring how the Japanese resolve their conflicting emotions privately and avoid the pro-life\/pro-choice politics that sharply divide Americans on the issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William R. LaFleur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.07w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691029658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam R. LaFleur\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Japanese and the Joseph B. Glossberg Term Professor of Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40524040896627,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":67.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_360e5fe1-9c53-4f32-a95f-ffb6d108a484.jpg?v=1666185317","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/liquid-life-abortion-and-buddhism-in-japan-9780691029658","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}