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Radio 4,31 Oct 2017,14 mins

Mother and Child

Living with the Gods

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Neil MacGregor continues his series on the expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world and across time. He focuses on how societies and communities seek to protect the newly-born and their mothers, including the role of St Margaret of Antioch, patron saint of childbirth, and the use of protective omamori in Japan. Producer Paul Kobrak Produced in partnership with the British Museum Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.

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