Elite Malay polygamy: wives, wealth, and woes in Malaysia

"Elite Malay women's polygamy narratives are multiple and varied, and their sentiments regarding the practice are conflicted, as they are often torn between personal and religious convictions. This volume explores the ways in which this increasingly prominent practice impacts Malay gender...

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1. Verfasser: Koktvedgaard Zeitzen, Miriam (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Berghahn Books 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Fertility, reproduction and sexuality volume 41
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Zusammenfassung:"Elite Malay women's polygamy narratives are multiple and varied, and their sentiments regarding the practice are conflicted, as they are often torn between personal and religious convictions. This volume explores the ways in which this increasingly prominent practice impacts Malay gender relations. As Muslims, elite Malay women may be forced to accept polygamy, but they mostly condemn it as women and wives, as it forces them to manage their lives and loves under the "threat" of polygamy from a husband able to marry another woman without their knowledge or consent; a husband that is married but available"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Beschreibung:1 online resource (268 Seiten)
ISBN:9781785339912

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