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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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2007-08-01
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| Series: | SAHARA-J |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17290376.2007.9724882 |