A Colonial Lexicon : Of Birth Ritual, Medicalization, and Mobility in the Congo /

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Colonial relations in Zaire viewed through the attempts of missionaries to impose European midwifery and birthing practices.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunt, Nancy Rose
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Yakusu (Mission : Congo)
Yakusu (Mission : Congo) > History.
Protestantse kerken.
Medicalisering.
Kraamgebruiken.
Protestant churches > Missions.
Manners and customs.
Childbirth > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Birth customs > Religious aspects.
Birth customs.
Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
culture note.
Églises protestantes > Missions > Congo (Republique democratique) > Histoire.
Naissance > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Naissance > Rites et coutumes > Aspect religieux.
Naissance > Rites et coutumes > Congo (Republique democratique)
Vocabulary
Missions and Missionaries > history
Culture
Colonialism > history
Labor, Obstetric > ethnology
Protestant churches > Missions > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Birth customs > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Republique democratique) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Social life and customs.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Crocodiles and wealth
  • 2. Doctors and airplanes
  • 3. Dining and surgery
  • 4. Nurses and bicycles
  • 5. Babies and forceps
  • 6. Colonial maternities
  • 7. Debris
  • Departures.

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