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

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

x, 195 pages ; 24 cm.

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.