Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

Luo women are believed to acquire contagious cultural impurity after the death of their husbands that is perceived as dangerous to other people. To neutralise this impure state, a sexual cleansing rite is observed. In the indigenous setting, the ritual was observed by a brother-in-law or cousin of t...

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Main Author: Constance Ambasa-Shisanya (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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3rd Floor Main Library

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