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Marian Burchardt - Faith in the Time of AIDS - 9781349560592 - V9781349560592
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Faith in the Time of AIDS

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Description for Faith in the Time of AIDS Paperback. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. BIC Classification: MBS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Language
English
Condition
New
Series
Non-Governmental Public Action
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349560592
SKU
V9781349560592
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Marian Burchardt
Marian Burchardt is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany. His research focuses on cultural diversity, globalization, and religion. His work appered in Comparative Sociology, International Sociology, the Journal of Modern African Studies and the Journal of Religion in Africa.

Reviews for Faith in the Time of AIDS
'If there is one book to read about how social science can help us understand the global impact of the HIV epidemic, it is Faith in the Time of Aids. Burchardt masterfully weaves together ethnography from his work with affected communities and churches in South Africa, empirical evidence from around the world, and social theory. He overturns received wisdom about ... Read more

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