The South African township funeral : a 'site of resistance' of HIV and AIDS that promotes leading causes of life

Is a South African township funeral a 'site of resistance' to HIV which provides communities with a means for achieving a telos of health? Could the funeral embody the leading causes of life (a theory used to develop the analysis) needed to create and sustain life in the midst of illness and death? This study will seek to answer these questions through a close look at the J L Zwane Church and Community Centre, a faith based community in Gugulethu, South Africa. By exploring township funerals of the apartheid past in relation to funerals resulting from the AIDS epidemic, despite what many construe as decay and death, ample evidence of resiliency and life will be demonstrated.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Religious Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Baars, Mary E

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Cochrane, James

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12623

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12623