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Elite Malay Polygamy : Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia / Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ; 41Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781785339905
  • 9781785339912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.84/23095951 23/eng
LOC classification:
  • HQ981
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- 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
Summary: 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.
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Frontmatter -- 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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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