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La figura de la nodriza y su implicación en el parentesco de leche para la cultura islámica: marco socio-cultural y jurídico

2022; University of Alicante; Issue: 64 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14198/cuid.2022.64.10

1699-6003

Blanca Espina Jerez, Sagrario Gómez‐Cantarino, Paulo Joaquím Pina Queirós, José Siles González,

Animal Law and Welfare

Introduction: Breastfeeding throughout time has regulated the way of establishing relationships, crossing social and religious boundaries.The legal-religious and medical regulation of Andalusian breastfeeding is a subject that has been little explored, although it continues to this day in Islamic societies.Objectives: 1) To determine the legal-religious repercussion of breastfeeding in the 10th-15th centuries and its implications for Muslim society today; 2) To examine the different functions of the Andalusian wet nurse; 3) To establish the social valuation of the wet nurse through her professionalization.Methodology: Historical-narrative review.Databases and primary sources were consulted.Documentary selection followed inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: From birth, sacred texts regulate the rights of mother, father, wet nurse