Muslim Midwives

Muslim Midwives

The Craft of Birthing in the Premodern Middle East

Giladi, Avner

Cambridge University Press

02/2018

208

Mole

Inglês

9781107646810

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction; 1. Islamic views on birth and motherhood; 2. Midwifery as a craft; 3. The subordinate midwife: male physicians versus female midwives; 4. The absent midwife; 5. The privileged midwife; 6. Ritual, magic, and the midwife's roles in and outside the birthing place; 7. From traditional to modern midwifery in the Middle East; Concluding remarks.
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