Witches, Westerners, and HIV : AIDS & cultures of blame in Africa /
Alexander Rd̲lach.
- Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2006.
- ix, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes 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.
1598740342 (pbk) 1598740342 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006019726
Medical anthropology--Zimbabwe. AIDS (Disease)--Public opinion.--Zimbabwe HIV infections--Public opinion.--Zimbabwe Conspiracies--Zimbabwe. Witchcraft--Zimbabwe. Public opinion--Zimbabwe.