Lauraine M. H. Vivian

amaXhosa Circumcision (eBook, ePUB)

Stories of Manhood and Mental Health

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429560507
• Artikelnr.: 61308248

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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