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Daughters of Hariti - Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R3,900
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Daughters of Hariti - Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New): Santi Rozario, Geoffrey Samuel

Daughters of Hariti - Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New)

Santi Rozario, Geoffrey Samuel

Series: Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology

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Contents:
List of illustrations. Introduction. 1. The Daughters of Hariti Today Geoffrey Samuel Part 1: South Asia. 2. "We Know How to Do These Things": Birth in a Newar Village 3. Knowing All the Gods: Grandmothers, God Families, and Women Healers in Nepal Linda Iltis 4. Contaminating States: Midwifery, Childbearing and the State in Rural North India Patricia Jeffrey, Roger Jeffrey and Andrew Lyon 5. Midwives and Other Women; Agency, Emotions and the Politics of Healing in Rajasthan, North West India Maya Unnithan-Kumar 6. The Healer on the Margins: The Dai in Rural Bangladesh Santi Rozario 7. Hawa, Gola and Mother-in-Law's Big Toe: On Understanding Dais' Imagery of the Female Body Janet Chawlan 8. "Baby-Friendly" Hospitals and Bad Mothers: Maneuvring Development in the Post-Partum Period in Tamilnadu, South India Cecilia Van Hollen 9. Tibetan and Indian Ideas of Birth Pollution: Similarities and Contrasts Santi Rozario and Geoffrey Samuel Part 2: Southeast Asia. 10. Birth Attendants in Northeast Thailand: Embodying Tradition in Modern Times Andrea Whitaker 11. Childbirth and Traditional Healing in an Iban Longhouse Amanda Harris 12. Of Paraji and Bidan: Hierarchies of Knowledge among Sudanese Midwives Lynda Newland 13. Adat and Modernity: Confinement in a Sasak Government Clinic Cynthia Hunter Index. About the Editors and Contributors

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology
Release date: May 2002
First published: 2002
Editors: Santi Rozario • Geoffrey Samuel
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-27792-1
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Midwifery > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
LSN: 0-415-27792-2
Barcode: 9780415277921

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