1st Edition
Women from Traditional Islamic Educational Institutions in Indonesia Negotiating Public Spaces
By Eka Srimulyani
Copyright 2012
188 Pages
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Routledge
Until currently there have been no specific publications, particularly in English, on women in traditional Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia, known as pesantren, which played a significant role in shaping the gender issues in the Indonesian Muslim community. This informative and insightful book contributes to two booming fields in Indonesian studies: the study of Islam and the study of... Read more
Acknowledgements, Glossary and Abbreviations, Table of Figures, 1 Introduction Why Study Women and Pesantren? 2 Women and Pesantren Education History, Kinship, and Contents, 3 Women and Pesantrens in Jombang A Portrait from the Fieldwork, 4 Nyais of Jombang Pesantrens Public Roles and Agency, 5 Santriwati’s Life Religious Femininity in Pesantren Education, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Eka Srimulyani lectures in Sociology at the State Institute for Islamic Studies in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
