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EBOOK Religion and AIDS in Africa
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199714605
EAN: 65C04B1DEB
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Stron: 296
Data wydania: 2012
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The African AIDS epidemic has sparked fierce debate over the role of religion.          Some scholars and activists argue that religion is contributing to the spread of HIV        and to the stigmatization of people living with AIDS. Others claim that religion        reduces the spread of HIV and promotes care and support for the sick and their        survivors.Religion and AIDS in Africa offers the first comprehensive empirical        account of the impact of religion on the AIDS epidemic. Jenny Trinitapoli and        Alexander Weinreb draw upon extensive fieldwork in Malawi, including hundreds of        interviews with religious leaders and lay people, and survey data from more than 30        other sub-Saharan African countries. Their research confirms the importance of        religious narratives and institutions in everything related to AIDS in Africa. Among        other key findings, Trinitapoli and Weinreb show that a combination of religious and        biomedical approaches to prevention reduces risk most effectively; that a        significant minority of religious leaders encourage condom use; that Christian        congregations in particular play a crucial role in easing suffering among the sick        and their dependents; and that religious spaces in general are vital for        disseminating information and developing new strategies for HIV prevention and AIDS        mitigation.For anyone wishing to move beyond the rhetoric and ideology that plague        debates about one of the most challenging crises of our time, Religion and AIDS in        Africa is the authoritative account. It will change the way readers think about        religious life and about AIDS in the region.

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