Mapping Interdisciplinary Communication Between the Disciplines of Religion and Public Health in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa
While there has been a massive surge of interest and grey literature publication on religion and development and religion and health, especially at an international advocacy level, the academic disciplinary processes for such work remains poorly clarified – and largely uncritical. This paper examine...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Religion & theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 21, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 251-289 |
Further subjects: | B
Interdisciplinary
African Studies
religion
Religious Studies
public health
HIV and AIDS
Africa
communication
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Summary: | While there has been a massive surge of interest and grey literature publication on religion and development and religion and health, especially at an international advocacy level, the academic disciplinary processes for such work remains poorly clarified – and largely uncritical. This paper examines the interdisciplinary intersection of religion and public health (using the example of research on HIV/AIDS in Africa), and considers lingering clashes of disciplinary cultures and power that continue to make collaboration in this space a challenge. |
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ISSN: | 1574-3012 |
Contains: | In: Religion & theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02103003 |