1st Edition
Women, Islam and Modernity Single Women, Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Contemporary Indonesia
By Linda Rae Bennett
Copyright 2005
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In popular debates about reproductive and sexual rights, formal religions, especially Islam, are seen as barriers providing institutional and ideological resistance to women's realization of reproductive and social autonomy. This book challenges this simplified view of Islam. Based on original fieldwork in Eastern Indonesia, the book explores the complex factors that affect how young Indonesian... Read more
Introduction 1. Cultural Constructions of Sexuality and Gender 2. Maiden Bodies - Inscriptions of Femininity and Desire 3. Premarital Relationships and Contemporary Courtship Practices 4. Indigenous Sexual Scripts and Social Transition 5. Women's Health and Maiden Identities 6. Reproductive Rights for Single Women Conclusion
Biography
Linda Rae Bennett is a medical anthropologist and currently a VicHealth Public Health Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society of La Trobe University. Her key research interests are reproductive/sexual health and human rights, among youth and different Muslim populations in Australia and Southeast Asia.
