03228nam 22006613 450 991086104290332120231110231424.01-78533-991-510.1515/9781785339912(CKB)4100000006096311(MiAaPQ)EBC5497709(Au-PeEL)EBL5497709(OCoLC)1049974679(DE-B1597)636588(DE-B1597)9781785339912(EXLCZ)99410000000609631120210901d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierElite Malay Polygamy Wives, Wealth and Woes in MalaysiaNew York, NY :Berghahn Books, Incorporated,2018.©2018.1 online resource (286 pages)Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ;v.411-78533-990-7 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."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"--Provided by publisher.Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives Elite Malay PolygamyMarried but Available Muslim womenSocial conditionsMalaysiaPolygamyMalaysiaPolygamyReligious aspectsIslamPolygamyMalaysiaKuala LumpurSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialbisacshGender Studies.Islamic Studies.Kinship.Malaysia.Marriage.Polygamy.Muslim womenSocial conditionsMalaysia.PolygamyMalaysia.PolygamyReligious aspectsIslam.PolygamySOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.306.8423095951Zeitzen Miriam Koktvedgaard1741351MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910861042903321Elite Malay Polygamy4167358UNINA