Faith in the Time of AIDS
Author | : Marian Burchardt |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2017-12-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 1349560596 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781349560592 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Download or read book Faith in the Time of AIDS written by Marian Burchardt and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.