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Record Nr.

UNINA9910861042903321

Autore

Zeitzen Miriam Koktvedgaard

Titolo

Elite Malay Polygamy : Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-78533-991-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Collana

Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ; ; v.41

Disciplina

306.8423095951

Soggetti

Muslim women - Social conditions - Malaysia

Polygamy - Malaysia

Polygamy - Religious aspects - Islam

Polygamy - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Elite Malay Polygamy -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction. Polygamous Anxieties -- Chapter 1. Stories -- Chapter 2. Elites -- Chapter 3. Islam -- Chapter 4. Secrets -- Chapter 5. Blame -- Chapter 6. Husbands -- Chapter 7. Wives -- Chapter 8. Desires -- Chapter 9. Co-wives -- Chapter 10. Sharing -- Chapter 11. Children -- Chapter 12. Families -- Chapter 13. Rivals -- Chapter 14. Magic -- Chapter 15. Divorce -- Conclusion. To Be or Not to Be Polygamous -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--