Muslim midwives : the craft of birthing in the premodern Middle East / Avner Giladi.

  • Gilʻadi, Avner, 1947-
Date:
2015
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Publication/Creation

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Physical description

x, 195 pages ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Islamic views on birth and motherhood -- Midwifery as a craft -- The subordinate midwife : male physicians versus female midwives -- The absent midwife -- The privileged midwife -- Ritual, magic, and the midwife's roles in and outside the birthing place.

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    History of Medicine
    UM.284.AA8
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ISBN

  • 9781107054219
  • 1107054214
  • 9781107646810
  • 1107646812