Black Women and Breast Cancer A Cultural Theology

Elizabeth Williams draws on the perspectives of womanist theology and anthropology to examine how Black, American women use faith to achieve well-being after a breast cancer diagnosis. Williams portrays how these women have constructed a cultural theology of breast cancer that draws on their experie...

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Main Author Williams, Elizabeth A
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Lanham Lexington Books/Fortress Academic 2018
Lexington Books
Edition1
SeriesAnthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society
Subjects
African American women
African American women-Medical care
Breast
Breast-Cancer
Breast-Cancer-Religious aspects
Health education
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Summary:Elizabeth Williams draws on the perspectives of womanist theology and anthropology to examine how Black, American women use faith to achieve well-being after a breast cancer diagnosis. Williams portrays how these women have constructed a cultural theology of breast cancer that draws on their experiences and worldviews.
ISBN:9781498561068
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