The practice of a female initiation rite in the shadow of HIV and AIDS Год выпуска: 2012Автор: Mushaukwa Mubuka MataleИздательство: LAP Lambert Academic PublishingСтраниц: 136ISBN: 9783847325154Описание HIV and AIDS levels remain particularly high in sub-Saharan Africa where Zambia is located. However,unlike in some countries,HIV in Zambia does not primarily affect the most underpriviledged;infection rates are very high among wealthier people and the better educated.This scenario calls for the incorporation of some cultural practices in the fight against the pandemic. This book explores the teachings of a cultural practice called Sikenge. The author gives an in-depth description of this rite and indicates how modernity has greatly infuenced its performance. Traditional aspects of the rite have either been modified or altogethr dropped;but may still survive because they remain of value.Seclusion periods that characterise the rite are meant for socialising and scripting initiates into norms of abstinence before marriage,faithfulness in marriage and many others; lessons that can potentially reduce new HIV infections. The book reveals that risks associated with the rite are far...
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