Elite Malay Polygamy: Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives #41)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781785339912
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781785339905
- Publisher:
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 09/06/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.