Muslims and matriarchs : cultural resilience in Indonesia through jihad and colonialism /

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Muslims and Matriarchs is a history of an unusual, probably heretical, and ultimately resilient cultural system. The Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, Indonesia, is well known as the world's largest matrilineal culture; Minangkabau people are also Muslim and famous for their piety. In this b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hadler, Jeffrey Alan, 1968-2017 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1780-1939
Minangkabau (Indonesian people) > History.
Islam > History.
Matriarchy > Indonesia > Sumatera Barat > History.
Women, Minangkabau > History.
Families > History.
Islam > history
Family > history
Family Characteristics
Minangkabau (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Histoire.
Islam > Histoire.
Matriarcat > Indonésie > Sumatera Barat > Histoire.
Familles > Histoire.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Families
Islam
Matriarchy
Minangkabau (Indonesian people)
Women, Minangkabau
Matriarchat
Frau
Minangkabauers.
Sumatera Barat (Indonesia) > History.
Indonesia
Indonesia > ethnology
Sumatera Barat (Indonésie) > Histoire.
Indonesia > Sumatera Barat
Westsumatra
Minangkabau.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contention unending
  • Shapes of the house
  • Interiors and shapes of the family
  • Educating children
  • Intimate contention
  • Earthquake
  • Families in motion
  • Conclusion : victorious buffalo, resilient matriarchate.

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