Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-351) and index.
Contents:
Siriq, gender and sexuality -- Asseajingeng : marriage, family and social status -- Assikalaibinengeng : the couple, the house and the household -- Beliefs and sexual manners : Islam, Lontaraq and everyday -- Marriage, divorce and reconciliation : state law, Islam and local practice -- Family dynamics in urban life : violence, media and the state -- The ethnography of marriage : understanding Bugis.
Summary:
"Gender Relations in an Indonesian Society offers a comprehensive ethnography of Bugis marriage through an exploration of gender identity and sexuality in this bilateral, highly competitive, hierarchical society. Nurul Ilmi Idrus considers the fundamental concept of siriq (honour; shame) in relation to gender socialization, courtship, sex within marriage, the regulation of sexuality between genders, the importance of kinship and status in marriage, and the dynamics of marriage, divorce, and reconciliation. This analysis considers the practical combination of Islamic tenets with local adat (custom; customary law) and the effect of contemporary Indonesia's national ideology on cultural practices specific to Bugis society"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 303
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