ISBN:
0415468027
,
9780415468022
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 197 p)
,
ill., maps
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Women in Asia series
Parallel Title:
Print version Women, Islam and Everyday Life : Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia
DDC:
306.84/2308829709598
Keywords:
Muslim women Social conditions
;
Polygamy
;
Women in Islam
;
Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
This book examines Islam and women's everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing Islamic interpretations of polygamy, and - based on detailed fieldwork conducted in Indonesia - women's actual experiences and perceptions of the practice, and the impact of public policy
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 Polygamy in context: Family and kinship; 3 Muslim discourses on polygamy in Indonesia; 4 Reactions to and negotiations around polygamous marriages; 5 Polygamous households; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-194) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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