Gender and power in Indonesian Islam : leaders, feminists, Sufis and pesantren selves /
"This book discusses the understandings of gender and Islam in pesantren and Sufi orders in Indonesia. It contributes to the decolonization of the anthropology of Islam in Indonesia, confronting ideological and intellectual tropes of (neo)-colonialism in two ways. Firstly, it deconstructs categ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | ASAA women in Asia series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book discusses the understandings of gender and Islam in pesantren and Sufi orders in Indonesia. It contributes to the decolonization of the anthropology of Islam in Indonesia, confronting ideological and intellectual tropes of (neo)-colonialism in two ways. Firstly, it deconstructs categories denying the "authenticity" of Indonesian Islams on the basis of comparison with the Arab Middle East, and secondly, it critically examines the salience of expatriate and diasporic Middle Eastern Muslim feminist discourses and secular western feminist analyses in Indonesian contexts"-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1136024328 (electronic bk.) 9781136024320 (electronic bk.) |