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An ethical analysis of the African traditional beliefs surrounding people living with albinism in South Africa.

dc.contributor.advisorOkyere-Manu, Beatrice Dedaa.
dc.contributor.authorNgubane, Zandile Laurencia.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-04T12:49:00Z
dc.date.available2020-11-04T12:49:00Z
dc.date.created2020
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionMasters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg,en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation offers a critical ethical analysis of African traditional beliefs surrounding people living with albinism. It argues that people living with albinism are socially excluded in some African traditional communities because they are not perceived as human beings. This dissertation provides an overview of some on the African traditional beliefs surrounding albinism, through a desk top study. Albinism seems to be a two-edge sword: on the one hand, it is believed that people with albinism are born with special powers that can bring wealth, and that their body parts can enrich people. On the other hand, people living with albinism are believed to bring bad luck and that having relations with them will bring bad luck. The Study highlights beliefs and perceptions such as: PWA are perceived as Ghosts, having sexual intercourse with a person living with albinism can cure HIV and AIDS andthe body parts of people living with albinism can make a good portion of muthi. As a result of the above beliefs, people living with albinism often live in fear of being killed, raped, discriminated against, alienated and abducted. It is against this backdrop that this dissertation, through the lens of Limited communitarianism, which is closely related to the right-based approach argues that albinism is a disorder which results in pigmentation therefore there is a need to ensure proper education to the community regarding albinism. Furthermore, the dissertation argues that people living with albinism are humans with rights and they are not ghost, therefore they should be respected for their humanity.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/18798
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.otherAlbinism.en_US
dc.subject.otherRight-based approach.en_US
dc.subject.otherCommunitarianism.en_US
dc.subject.otherAfrican ethics.en_US
dc.subject.otherAfrican traditional beliefs.en_US
dc.subject.otherHuman rights.en_US
dc.titleAn ethical analysis of the African traditional beliefs surrounding people living with albinism in South Africa.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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