Christine Obbo
Biographic Data
| ID | 101094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Obbo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Obbo |
| SIGNATURE | OBBO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wheaton College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Death in a church of life
Aidan Southall
Aidan Southall:A Tribute and Partial Memoir Christine Obbo Click for larger view View full resolution I appreciate the privilege to highlight and to share the ideas that I think intellectually fascinated Aidan Southall. These include: gender relations, the politics of identity, religious ritual and symbols as important aspects the structure of social relationships, the segmentary state, the exigencies of colonialism and hegemonic cultures. I have…
Vivre et penser le sida en Afrique / Experiencing and Understanding Aids in Africa
Kampala Women Getting by
Healing
The article is based on a six-month survey of healers and sources of everyday medicine in and around Kampala, Uganda, during 1992. Four case studies of healers and their lives demonstrate the range of healing practice available to the sick or anxious. The emphasis is on the return to 'our things', to the techniques and beliefs of traditional Bugandan culture, in the face of ordinary people's poverty and the scarcity, cost or failure of biomedicin…
Questions de soins
HIV transmission
HIV transmission through social and geographical networks in Uganda
Catalysts of Urbanism in the Countryside - Mukono, Uganda
Books/Livres
What Went Wrong in Uganda
Women at Work
African Women
La Femme Africaine Dans la Societe Precoloniale
African Women
African women
Dominant Male Ideology and Female Options
Opening ParagraphThe aim of the essay is to highlight gaps in existing knowledge of African women and bring to light new queries. The argument being presented is that African women assert their individuality by exploring the options available within their respective societies. While it is unsafe to generalize about Africa, the dominance of men in the public, especially the political and ritual spheres, is well illustrated by ethnographies on Afri…
HIV transmission through social and geographical networks in Uganda
Dominant Male Ideology and Female Options
Opening ParagraphThe aim of the essay is to highlight gaps in existing knowledge of African women and bring to light new queries. The argument being presented is that African women assert their individuality by exploring the options available within their respective societies. While it is unsafe to generalize about Africa, the dominance of men in the public, especially the political and ritual spheres, is well illustrated by ethnographies on Afri…
African women
Healing
The article is based on a six-month survey of healers and sources of everyday medicine in and around Kampala, Uganda, during 1992. Four case studies of healers and their lives demonstrate the range of healing practice available to the sick or anxious. The emphasis is on the return to 'our things', to the techniques and beliefs of traditional Bugandan culture, in the face of ordinary people's poverty and the scarcity, cost or failure of biomedicin…
HIV transmission
Vivre et penser le sida en Afrique / Experiencing and Understanding Aids in Africa
Kampala Women Getting by
Catalysts of Urbanism in the Countryside - Mukono, Uganda
African Women
Dominant Male Ideology and Female Options
Opening ParagraphThe aim of the essay is to highlight gaps in existing knowledge of African women and bring to light new queries. The argument being presented is that African women assert their individuality by exploring the options available within their respective societies. While it is unsafe to generalize about Africa, the dominance of men in the public, especially the political and ritual spheres, is well illustrated by ethnographies on Afri…
African women
African Women
La Femme Africaine Dans la Societe Precoloniale
African Women
Books/Livres
What Went Wrong in Uganda
Women at Work
Catalysts of Urbanism in the Countryside - Mukono, Uganda
HIV transmission
HIV transmission through social and geographical networks in Uganda
Questions de soins
Healing
The article is based on a six-month survey of healers and sources of everyday medicine in and around Kampala, Uganda, during 1992. Four case studies of healers and their lives demonstrate the range of healing practice available to the sick or anxious. The emphasis is on the return to 'our things', to the techniques and beliefs of traditional Bugandan culture, in the face of ordinary people's poverty and the scarcity, cost or failure of biomedicin…
Kampala Women Getting by
Vivre et penser le sida en Afrique / Experiencing and Understanding Aids in Africa
Aidan Southall
Aidan Southall:A Tribute and Partial Memoir Christine Obbo Click for larger view View full resolution I appreciate the privilege to highlight and to share the ideas that I think intellectually fascinated Aidan Southall. These include: gender relations, the politics of identity, religious ritual and symbols as important aspects the structure of social relationships, the segmentary state, the exigencies of colonialism and hegemonic cultures. I have…
Death in a church of life
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · History (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (3 works)