amaXhosa Circumcision

Stories of Manhood and Mental Health
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-76203-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology

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. The chapters cover sensitive topics such as physical injury, pain, harm, and women’s agency. Drawing on the stories of over seventy amaXhosa men, the book provides rare insight into circumcision and psychotic experience.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vivian, Lauraine M. H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.