Marriage, Gender and Islam in Indonesia - Women Negotiating Informal Marriage, Divorce and Desire

Informationen zum Autor Maria Platt is a Research Affiliate in the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Zusammenfassung This book explores how women deal with the realm of marriage in Lombok, eastern Indonesia. It draws on women’s narratives of their marital trajectories, recounting their stories of courtship, marital discord, and experiences of divorce, remarriage and polygamy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Mapping marital ambiguity 3. Kawin-lari and spontaneous marriage 4. Extramarital relationships: Disruptions and desire 5. Divorce and its discontents 6. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Maria Platt, Maria (National University of Singapore) Platt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2017
• EAN: 9780415662611
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66261-1
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series; ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore