Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia: Democratic Contestation of Sexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kaoma, Kapya

This book examines how socio-political assumptions inform and shape the contestation of sexuality on the African continent. Across Africa, the idea that homosexuality is un-African, un-Christian, un-natural, and un-cultural is now well established. This book analyzes politically- and religiously-inspired protective homophobia within the context of Africa’s socioeconomic and political place in the global community. The author builds upon on-the-ground research and his groundbreaking previous studies on the cultural politics of globalization in Africa to present a wide, complex, and interdisciplinary understanding of Africa’s sexual politics.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-11-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319663401

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66341-8

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 185