The Cultural Significance and Relevance of the Shangani Rite of Male Circumcision in Light Of HIV and AIDS Mitigation in Zimbabwe

Evans Mandova, Tapiwanashe Mutonhori and Suspicion Mudzanire

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2013, vol. 3, issue 3, 584-589

Abstract: This research is a discourse on the cultural significance and relevance of the Shangani rite of male circumcision in light of HIV and AIDS mitigation in Zimbabwe. The study contends that despite the influences of globalization, new medical and technological advances in HIV and AIDS mitigation, cultural practices endure on and contribute a lot in the joint fight against the epidemic. While the study acknowledges some of the limitations of the cultural practice it argues that the practice contributes significantly in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Keywords: Rite; Circumcision; Mitigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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