Elite Malay Polygamy
Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia
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Word Count
69,250 words, Guess
Page Count
277 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781785339905
- ISBN-101785339907
- Library of Congress Control Number2018008914
- OCLC Control Number1023488258
- Better World Books9781785339905
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL36228260M
Classifications
- LCCHQ981 .Z45 2018
Description
"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"--
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