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BL
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856012
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Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard
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Elite Malay polygamy : : wives, wealth and woes in Malaysia /\ Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Berghahn Books,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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| Series Statement
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Fertility, reproduction and sexuality ;; volume 41
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1785339915
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: 9781785339912
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9781785339905
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : Polygamous anxieties -- Stories -- Elites -- Islam -- Secrets -- Blame -- Husbands -- Wives -- Desires -- Co-wives -- Sharing -- Children -- Families -- Rivals -- Magic -- Divorce -- Conclusion : to be or not to polygamous.
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"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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Polygamy-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Polygamy-- Malaysia-- Kuala Lumpur.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Polygamy-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Polygamy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.84/23095951
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| LC Classification
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HQ981.Z45 2018
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