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Elite Malay polygamy : wives, wealth and woes in Malaysia /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
Colección:Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 41.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785339912
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