History of Childbirth
Download or Read eBook History of Childbirth PDF written by Jacques Gélis and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jacques Gélis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : UVA:X001978550 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis History of Childbirth by : Jacques Gélis
Book excerpt: "Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices, beliefs and taboos which surrounded conception and childbirth in early modern Europe. In a rich and scholarly study, Jacques Gelis reconstructs the activities and attitudes of the midwives and mothers, and the sufferings they had to endure. He continues with an examination of the role of the Church, the herbalist and the mineral world (touchstones and talisman) in the explanation of the mysteries of procreation."--Amazon.ca.