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Folklore, gender, and AIDS in Malawi : no secret under the sun / Anika Wilson.
Van Pelt Library RA643.86.M3 W55 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Anika, 1978-
- Series:
- Gender and cultural studies in Africa and the diaspora
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- AIDS (Disease)--Malawi--Public opinion.
- AIDS (Disease).
- Man-woman relationships--Malawi.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Men--Sexual behavior--Malawi.
- Men.
- Women--Malawi--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Folklore--Social aspects--Malawi.
- Folklore.
- HIV Infections--psychology.
- Folklore--Social aspects.
- Social conditions.
- Men--Sexual behavior.
- Public opinion.
- Malawi.
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
- Family Conflict.
- Sexual Behavior.
- Social Support.
- Women--psychology.
- AIDS (Disease)--Public opinion.
- Women--Social conditions.
- Medical Subjects:
- HIV Infections--psychology.
- Malawi.
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
- Family Conflict.
- Folklore.
- Sexual Behavior.
- Social Support.
- Women--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Summary:
- Informal folk narrative genres such as gossip, advice, rumor, and urban legends provide a unique lens through which to understand popular beliefs and cultural formations. However, these rich resources are too often ignored in studies of public health. This book is the first to apply a folk narrative perspective to issues of gender conflict and AIDS, focusing on Malawi and the larger context of the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. By exploring forms such as tales of love medicine, gossip about romantic rivalries, rumors of mysterious new diseases, marital advice, and stories of rape, it provides fascinating, personally grounded insights into the everyday struggles of people living in an era of social upheaval. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Advice is good medicine
- Funny, yet sorrowful
- "Nobody fears AIDS, Mphutsi is more fire"
- Mgoneko.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1137322446
- 9781137322449
- OCLC:
- 840937208
- Publisher Number:
- 99959977273
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