Women, Islam and Everyday Life: Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia (ASAA Women in Asia Series)

by NinaNurmila (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $157.90

  Examines Islam and women's everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. This book discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur'anic verses that are at the centre of Muslim controversies over polygamy. It provides an empirically-based account of women's lived experiences in polygamous marriages.