Witches, Westerners, and HIV : AIDS & cultures of blame in Africa
by
Rödlach, Alexander.
Title
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Witches, Westerners, and HIV : AIDS & cultures of blame in Africa
Author
:
Rödlach, Alexander.
ISBN
:
9781598740332
9781598740349
Personal Author
:
Rödlach, Alexander.
Publication Information
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Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2006.
Physical Description
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ix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
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Investigating sorcery and conspiracy -- HIV/AIDS as personal experience -- The sorcery paradigm -- A sorcerer's servant-being -- Infidelity and sorcery -- Conspiracy paradigms -- Conspiracy theories involving healthcare providers -- Conspiracy theories involving westerners -- Comparing theories of blame -- Applications for the AIDS crisis.
Subject Term
:
Medical anthropology -- Zimbabwe.
AIDS (Disease) -- Zimbabwe -- Public opinion.
HIV infections -- Zimbabwe -- Public opinion.
Conspiracies -- Zimbabwe.
Witchcraft -- Zimbabwe.
Public opinion -- Zimbabwe.
Antropología médica -- Zimbabwe.
Infecciones por VIH -- Zimbabwe.
Conspiraciones -- Zimbabwe.
Brujería -- Zimbabwe.
Opinión pública -- Zimbabwe.
Geographic Term
:
Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs.
Zimbabwe -- Vida social y costumbres.
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