Faith in the Time of AIDS
Religion, Biopolitics and Modernity in South Africa
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Health & Well Being, Medical
| Author: | Marian Burchardt | ISBN: | 9781137477774 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | April 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marian Burchardt |
| ISBN: | 9781137477774 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | April 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book describes how Christian communities in South Africa have responded to HIV/AIDS and how these responses have affected the lives HIV-positive people, youth and broader communities. Drawing on Foucault and the sociology of knowledge, it explains how religion became influential in reshaping ideas about sexuality, medicine and modernity.
This book describes how Christian communities in South Africa have responded to HIV/AIDS and how these responses have affected the lives HIV-positive people, youth and broader communities. Drawing on Foucault and the sociology of knowledge, it explains how religion became influential in reshaping ideas about sexuality, medicine and modernity.
