@article{100242,
  keywords = {Vietnam, Leprosy, Pollution, Mary Douglas, Victor Turner},
  author = {Ngoc Yen LH},
  title = {Leprosy, impurity, and stigma in Vietnam},
  abstract = {<p>This&nbsp;Position&nbsp;Piece&nbsp;examines the nature of Vietnamese folk constructions of leprosy through Mary&nbsp;Douglas’s&nbsp;(1969) and Victor Turner’s (1967) works. Investigating Vietnamese explanations for the origins of leprosy&nbsp;and its&nbsp;channels of transmissions, symptoms,&nbsp;and consequences,&nbsp;I&nbsp;argue&nbsp;that these accounts are rooted in narratives of transition, transgression,&nbsp;the crossing of boundaries,&nbsp;and categorical confusion of various kinds. I argue that these deeply embedded perceptions of leprosy help to explain the existence of persistent stigma against leprosy in Vietnam, despite highly effective drug&nbsp;treatments and extensive state&nbsp;awareness programmes.</p>
},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Medicine Anthropology Theory},
  volume = {7},
  pages = {175-186},
  publisher = {Edinburgh University Library},
  issn = {2405-691X},
  url = {https://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/5035/7137},
  doi = {10.17157/mat.7.2.5035},
  language = {ENG},
}