Research Catalog

Title

amaXhosa circumcision : stories of manhood and mental health / Lauraine M.H. Vivian.

Author

Vivian, Lauraine Margaret Helen

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

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Details

Description

xii, 220 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"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"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in health and medical anthropology

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in health and medical anthropology.

Subject

• Circumcision > Social aspects > South Africa
• Circumcision > Psychological aspects
• Xhosa (African people) > Rites and ceremonies
• Xhosa (African people) > Social life and customs
• Xhosa (African people) > Mental health
• Xhosa (African people) > Medicine
• Masculinity > South Africa
• Sex role > South Africa
• Sex role > Psychological aspects
• Circumcision > Social aspects
• Masculinity
• Sex role
• Circumcision
• Masculinities
• Gender expression
• Gender roles
• Role behavior
• Xhosa (African people)
• Mental health
• South Africa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Prologue. My ethnographic journey--into isithetho -- Overview. amaXhosa circumcision--performing the ordinary -- Negotiating patriarchy : biomedical patriarchy--amaXhosa orthodoxy -- Resounding resilience in amaXhosa circumcision : incorporating orthodoxy -- amaXhosa women in circumcision : dropping the pot -- Embedding pain in memory : instigating amaXhosa manhood -- Circumcision, manhood and psychosis : testimonies of engendered suffering -- amaXhosa metaphor in psychosis : Chasa's story--a symbolic nexus -- Negotiating harm : holding to orthodoxy -- Women's advocacy--re-describing gendered dispositions -- Conclusion. The depth of contestation--transitional states in transformational institutions.

Call Number

ReCAP 23-3079

ISBN

• 9780367211172
• 0367211173

LCCN

2020049563

OCLC

1203135555

Author

Vivian, Lauraine Margaret Helen, author.

Title

amaXhosa circumcision : stories of manhood and mental health / Lauraine M.H. Vivian.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in health and medical anthropology

Routledge studies in health and medical anthropology.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

AUTH: UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN.

Research Call Number

ReCAP 23-3079