Book contents
- Muslim Midwives
- Dedication
- Series page
- Dedication
- Muslim Midwives
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- Epilogue
- Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2014
- Muslim Midwives
- Dedication
- Series page
- Dedication
- Muslim Midwives
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- Epilogue
- Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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- Chapter
- Information
- Muslim MidwivesThe Craft of Birthing in the Premodern Middle East, pp. ix - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014