Midwives among others: Knowledges of healing and the politics of emotions in Rajasthan, Northwest India

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

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 109-129

  Unnithan Kumar, Maya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85140125980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203220214-13     Document Type: Chapter

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