‘They all just want to get healthy!’ Drinking the Qur’an between forming religious and medical subjectivities in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.1177/1359183517729427
Abstract: This article investigates how the practice of drinking kombe (drinking washed off Qur’anic verses) informs subjectivities in the nexus of ‘religion’, ‘medicine’ and their Swahili approximations dini and dawa. Situated in Zanzibar, it is mostly… read more here.
Keywords: drinking; medicine; zanzibar; drinking qur ... See more keywords
“If We Want to Get Men in, Then We Need to Ask Men What They Want”: Pathways to Effective Health Programing for Men
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DOI: 10.1177/1557988315617825
Abstract: In Ireland, men’s health is becoming a priority. In line with global trends, indicators of poor mental health (including rates of depression and suicide) are increasing alongside rates of unemployment and social isolation. Despite the… read more here.
Keywords: want get; get men; men want; men need ... See more keywords