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Faith in the Time of AIDS : Religion, Biopolitics and Modernity in South Africa

Faith in the Time of AIDS : Religion, Biopolitics and Modernity in South Africa - Non-Governmental Public Action Series

1st ed. 2015

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781137477767
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2015
DEWEY: 261.832196979200968
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 414g
Height: 146mm
Width: 223mm
Spine width: 20mm