Religion, politics and gender in Indonesia : disputing the Muslim body / / Sonja van Wichelen

• Autore: Wichelen Sonja van.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.48/69709598090511
• Soggetto topico: Women - Indonesia - Social conditions; Women and religion - Indonesia
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia Politics and government 1998-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Disputing the Muslim body; 1 Muslim politics and democratization; 2 The debate on female leadership; 3 Formations of public piety; 4 Contesting masculinity; 5 Sexualized bodies and morality talk; Conclusion: Negotiating the citizen-subject; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the ""New Order"" in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule. It opened the way for democracy, but also for the proliferation of political Islam, which the New Order had discouraged or banned. Many of the issues raised by Muslim groups concerned matters pertaining to gender and the body. They triggered heated debates about women's rights, female political participation, sexuality, pornography, veiling, and polygamy. The author argues that public debates on Islam and Gende
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion, politics and gender in Indonesia
• ISBN: 1-136-96387-1; 1-282-62933-6; 9786612629334; 0-203-85065-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791121703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research on gender in Asia series ; ; 4.