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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Ethnographies of religion
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Ethnographies of religion.
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| Contents |
Introduction: "Remove the harm, Lord of men, and give healing": Muslim and Catholic responses to HIV and AIDS in Kenya -- "I was sick and you took care of me": Catholic responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya -- "Did you not know that one of my servants was sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found me with him?": Muslim responses to HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya -- "Mercy triumphs over judgment": Comparative theological notions of mercy, hospitality, and justice in the lived Muslim and Catholic response to HIV and AIDS in Kenya -- "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her": Lingering questions of sexuality and areas of unaddressed concern -- Conclusion: "Therefore, the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the lord is a God of justice; blessed are those who wait for him." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In Nairobi, Kenya, Catholic and Sunni Muslim leaders working in HIV and AIDS prevention, education, and destigmatization efforts respond to those negatively affected in markedly similar ways. This book relies on interview material to offer insight into how these religious traditions offer care for those living through the epidemic. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Care -- Kenya.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Care. |
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Kenya. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Patients. |
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Care of the sick -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Care of the sick -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Care of the sick -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Care of the sick -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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AIDS (Disease)
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Christianity.
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Islam.
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Kenya. |
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Christianity. |
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AIDS (Disease) |
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Islam. |
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Christianity. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. |
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Islam. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carey, Timothy James. Muslim and Catholic responses to HIV and AIDS in Kenya. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2018 9781498578288 (DLC) 2018028678 |
| ISBN |
9781498578295 (electronic book) |
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1498578292 (electronic book) |
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9781498578288 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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