Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One. Birth 21
8. Chapter Two. Circumcision and Baptism 55
9. Chapter Three. Additional Birth Rituals 92
10. Chapter Four. Maternal Nursing and Wet Nurses: Feeding and Caring for Infants 119
11. Chapter Five. Parents and Children: Competing Values 154
12. Conclusions 184
13. Notes 191
14. Glossary 241
15. Bibliography 243
16. Index 269