Faith in the Time of AIDS

Faith in the Time of AIDS
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 1349560596
ISBN-13 : 9781349560592
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Book Synopsis Faith in the Time of AIDS by : Marian Burchardt

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.


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