Folklore Studies on Birth Related Customs within the Banat Community

Birth is perceived as a threshold, a milestone, and is best described as passing from one stage to another and from one status to another. This article aims to present the customs regarding the birth of a child, as they were preserved in the Banat folk mentality: the origin of the midwife and her ro...

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Main Author: Alexin Otilia Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
Series:Gender Studies
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/genst.2018.16.issue-1/genst-2018-0005/genst-2018-0005.xml?format=INT