"HIV is God's Blessing": Rehabilitating Morality in Neoliberal

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"HIV is God's Blessing": Rehabilitating Morality in Neoliberal Russia

This provocative study examines the role of todayâ€™s Russian Orthodox Church in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Russia has one of the fastest-growing rates of HIV infection in the worldâ€”80 percent from intravenous drug useâ€”and the Church remains its only resource for fighting these diseases. Jarrett Zigon takes the reader into a Church-run treatment center where, along with self-transformational and religious approaches, he explores broader anthropological questionsâ€”of morality, ethics, what constitutes a "normal" life, and who defines it as such. Zigon argues that this rare Russian partnership between sacred and political power carries unintended consequences: even as the Church condemns the influence of globalization as the root of the problem it seeks to combat, its programs are cultivating citizen-subjects ready for self-governance and responsibility, and better attuned to a world the Church ultimately opposes.

Country	USA
Author	Jarrett Zigon
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520948327
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	269
PublicationDate	2010-12-16
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2011-03-11
Studio	University of California Press

"HIV is God's Blessing": Rehabilitating Morality in Neoliberal Russia