Childbirth and Tradition in Northeast Thailand: Forty Years of Development and Cultural Change

by Anders Poulsen

This beautifully illustrated volume offers a rare study of Isan-Thai customs and beliefs associated with pregnancy and birth and how they have changed over almost half a century. Using a psychological and socio-therapeutic framework, Anders Poulsen discusses the function of various birth rites while giving an unmatched description of all traditions specifically connected to pregnancy and birth. He includes an interesting description of the tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8776940039
• ISBN13: 9788776940034
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 240 Pages