Witches, Westerners, and HIV [electronic resource] : AIDS & cultures of blame in Africa / Alexander Rodlach.
Material type: TextPublication details: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2006Description: ix, 247 p. : illSubject(s): Medical anthropology -- Zimbabwe | AIDS (Disease) -- Zimbabwe -- Public opinion | HIV infections -- Zimbabwe -- Public opinion | Conspiracies -- Zimbabwe | Witchcraft -- Zimbabwe | Public opinion -- Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.4/61096891 LOC classification: GN296.5.Z55 | R63 2006Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-237) and index.
Investigating sorcery and conspiracy -- HIV/AIDS as personal experience -- The sorcery paradigm -- A sorcerer's servant-being -- Infidelity and sorcery -- Conspiracy paradigms -- Conspiracy theories involving healthcare providers -- Conspiracy theories involving westerners -- Comparing theories of blame -- Applications for the AIDS crisis.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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