Witches, Westerners, and HIV : AIDS & cultures of blame in Africa / / Alexander Rodlach

• Autore: Rodlach Alexander
• Pubblicazione: Walnut Creek, CA, : Left Coast Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4/61096891
• Soggetto topico: Medical anthropology - Zimbabwe; AIDS (Disease) - Zimbabwe - Public opinion; HIV infections - Zimbabwe - Public opinion; Conspiracies - Zimbabwe; Witchcraft - Zimbabwe; Public opinion - Zimbabwe
• Soggetto geografico: Zimbabwe Social life and customs
• Note generali: First published 2006 by Left Coast Press.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-237) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: A witch's curse, an imperialist conspiracy, a racist plot-HIV/AIDS is a catastrophic health crisis with complex cultural dimensions. From small villages to the international system, explanations of where it comes from, who gets it, and who dies are tied to political agendas, religious beliefs, and the psychology of devastating grief. Frequently these explanations conflict with science and clash with prevention and treatment programs. In Witches, Westerners, and HIV Alexander Rödlach draws on a decade of research and work in Zimbabwe to compare beliefs about witchcraft and conspiracy theor
• Altri titoli varianti: AIDS and cultures of blame in Africa
• Titolo autorizzato: Witches, Westerners, and HIV
• ISBN: 1-315-41571-2; 1-315-41572-0; 1-315-41573-9; 1-59874-749-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808733903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II