Women and culture : between Malay Adat and Islam /
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| Author / Creator: | Wazir-Jahan Begum Karim |
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| Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xiv, 255 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1341462 |
Table of Contents:
- Gender, Culture and History. Bilaterality in South East Asia. Malay Bilaterality. Islam Within Different Cultural Traditions. Malay Adat and Islam. The Historical Method in the Study of Gender. Contemporary History and the Ethnographic Method
- 2. The State in Early Malay History. Origins of Adat-Istiadat of the Malay State. Classifications and Perspectives of the Pre-Colonial Malay State. The Hikayat as a Source of Malay Social History. The Creation of Malay Dynasties. Melaka Before the Malays. The Hikayat and Women of the Court
- 3. Adat as Ideology and Practice. Adat and Islam in Early Malay History. Adat Perpatih and Adat Temenggung. The Language of Adat and Islam. Malay Social Relations in Adat and Islam. The Moral Polity
- 4. Party Politics, Voluntary Movements and the Formal Construction of Power. Islamic Education as the basis of Malay Female Literacy. Women, Nationalism and Politics. Secular Education and the Development of Female Leadership in Political Parties. Participation in Voluntary Organizations. Government Inputs and Strategies for Female Leadership. Female Leadership in Islamic Political Parties. Reflections of History
- 5. Contemporary Adat and Islam in a Malay Village: Gender Relationships and Power. The Village of Mawang at the Seberang Perai-Kedah Border. Women, the Household Economy and Land. The Kindred Group and Status Ranking. Marriage Patterns and Preferences. Polygyny and Divorce. Sexual Relations Between Spouses. Pregnancy, Child-birth and Child-care. Child-rearing and Socialization. Social Relations in the Village and Town
- 6. Islamic Revivalism, Gender and Power. The Islamic Movement in Malaysia. Dakwa and Conflicts Between Youth and Elders in the Village. 7. Conclusion. The Gender of Politics and Public Life. Islam in Culture. Malaysian Islamic Revivalism as Anti-Westernization Rather Than Anti-Adat. Cultural Splitting Through Westernization and Revivalism. Culture in the Short and the Long Term.