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Preferred term
birth imagery, metaphor, and myth
Definition
- Through language and imagery, birth has been used as a vehicle to elucidate other concepts, usually new, complex, or controversial. Often, representations of birth are metaphors for creativity or beginnings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Birth Imagery, Metaphor, and Myth]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/birth_imagery,_metaphor,_and_myth
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