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

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

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Author / Creator:Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.
Description:277 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Fertility, reproduction and sexuality ; volume 41
Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 41.
Subject:
Polygamy -- Malaysia -- Kuala Lumpur.
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Polygamy.
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Malaysia -- Kuala Lumpur.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11694158
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ISBN:9781785339905
1785339907
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and 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"--
Other form:Online version: Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard. Married but available. First edition. New York : Berghahn Books, 2018 9781785339912

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