Muslim midwives : the craft of birthing in the premodern middle east / Avner Gilʻadi.
By: Gilʻadi, Avner [author.].
New York, NY CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS 2015Description: x, 195 pages. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781107054219 (hardback); 9781107646810 (paperback).Subject(s): Islam -- Middle East | Midwifery -- history -- Middle East | Ceremonial Behavior -- Middle East | History, Medieval -- Middle East | Parturition -- ethnology -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Print books.
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.