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Religions and Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Comparative Global Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Global, interdisciplinary, and intersectional, this edited volume examines the discourses on and interplay between religion and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, shedding light on how religious beliefs and practices can adapt to contemporary challenges.Investigating the issue from diverse methodologicaland disciplinary perspectives, this volume serves as a reference for scholars and students engaging with the intersection of religion and ARTs. To contextualise this contemporary debate, the book also contains chapters on past eras focusing on mythological narratives. These interrogate stories detailing surrogacy and male pregnancies, and case studies in which a deity, or a priest, personally solve infertility. It then explores modern contexts, including egg donation, lesbian women’s access to assisted reproduction, reproductive biohacking in speculative feminist fiction, and philosophical reflections on public deliberation and moral pluralism.The historical relationship between religion and ARTs has been complex and often contradictory. Offspring have been considered divine gifts, juxtaposed with infertility, which has been construed as a form of divine punishment. This book explores how, in an era marked by escalating fertility challenges, religions grapple with and adjust to advancements in ART.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-12-10
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt387 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350557376

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List of ContributorsIntroduction, Giulia Pedrucci (University of Verona, Italy).Part I. Mythological and Religious Imaginaries of Reproduction1. The fatherless children of Hera: Divine punishments for non-ordinary reproductions in Greek mythology, Giulia Pedrucci (University of Verona, Italy).2. Hindu Surrogacy Myths and their Socio-Legal Afterlives, Sucharita Sarkar (University of Mumbai, India).3. Children of Gods: Hindu Narrative Imaginary on ART, Namrata Chatturvedi (University of Delhi, India).4. The Sacredness of the Uterus: Biohacking as Religious Practice in Black Speculative Feminism Fiction, Patricia A. Gwozdz (University of Potsdam, Germany).Part II. Religious Endorsements, Resistances, and Negotiations5. Islamic perspectives on IVF and surrogacy, Sabine Ahmadzai (University of Frankfurt, Germany).6. Exploring the Impact of Catholicism on Reproductive Technologies in Argentina: A Qualitative Insight from ART Users and Experts, Ana Lucía Olmos Álvarez (Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda, Argentina). & María Cecilia Johnson (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad, CONICET Argentina).7. God’s Plan or Political Decisions? Navigating Reproductive Technologies amidst Poland’s Catholic Landscape, Natalia Grabke (Heidelberg University, Germany).8. Assisted Reproduction for Lesbian Women in 1980s Belgium: Medical Practice and Moral Pluralism, Tinne Claes (KU Leuven, Belgium).Part III. Law, Philosophy, and Theological Reflections9. (In)Fertility and Gamete Donation in Iran: Between Biopolitics, Law, and Islamic Shi’i Shari’a, Ladan Rahbari (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands).10. Leading one’s own life. Religious reasons in deliberating the regulation of assisted reproductive technologies, Michael Roseneck (University of Frankfurt, Germany).11. Ancient and contemporary narratives. The cultural and symbolic roots of art, Simona Sanchirico (DG ABAP, Italy).Index