Amaxhosa Circumcision: Stories of Manhood and Mental Health

ISBN-13: 9780367211172 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 232 str.

Lauraine M. H. Vivian

Opis

This book investigates amaXhosa circumcision and the psychological processes involved. Lauraine Vivian employs concepts such as resilience, orthodoxy, broken men, and reciprocity to examine the experiences of men who have developed mental health issues in relation to their initiation into manhood.

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Spis treści

1. Negotiating Patriarchy;  2. Resounding Resilience in amaXhosa Circumcision;  3. amaXhosa Women in Circumcision;  4. Embedding Pain in Memory;  5. Circumcision, Manhood and Psychosis;  6. amaXhosa Metaphor in Psychosis;  7.Negotiating Harm;  8. Women’s Advocacy;  9. The Depth of Contestation

O autorze

Lauraine M. H. Vivian is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.