Of paraji and bidan”: Hierarchies of knowledge among Sundanese midwives

The Daughters of Hāritī: Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 256-278

  Newland, Lynda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

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EID: 85140107484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203220214-21     Document Type: Chapter

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