Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia: Disputing the Muslim Body by Sonja v

Description: Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia by Sonja van Wichelen Arguing that in contemporary Indonesia, Muslim politics have worked with democratic principles, this book illustrates that debates on Islamic issues often relate to other central issues of politics and identity such as new class dynamics, shifting ideas of femininity and masculinity, the production of ethnicity, global consumerism and political power relations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the "New Order" in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule. It opened the way for democracy, but also for the proliferation of political Islam, which the New Order had discouraged or banned. Many of the issues raised by Muslim groups concerned matters pertaining to gender and the body. They triggered heated debates about womens rights, female political participation, sexuality, pornography, veiling, and polygamy. The author argues that public debates on Islam and Gender in contemporary Indonesia only partially concern religion, and more often refer to shifting moral conceptions of the masculine and feminine body in its intersection with new class dynamics, national identity, and global consumerism. By approaching the contentious debates from a cultural sociological perspective, the book links the theoretical domains of body politics, the mediated public sphere, and citizenship. Placing the issue of gender and Islam in the context of Indonesia, the biggest Muslim-majority country in the world, this book is an important contribution to the existing literature on the topic. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of anthropology, sociology, and gender studies. Author Biography Sonja van Wichelen is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Pembroke Center at Brown University, before which she held a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University (2007-2009). Her research focuses on cultural politics in the age of globalization and engages with issues of religion, gender, transnational adoption, ethnicity, and multiculturalism. Table of Contents Introduction: Disputing the Muslim Body 1. Muslim Politics and Democratization 2. The Debate on Female Leadership 3. Formations of Public Piety 4. Contesting Masculinity 5. Sexualized Bodies and Morality Talk. Conclusion: Negotiating the Citizen-Subject Review "This book provides an interesting discussion of the vibrant discourse in the four important cases (current developments of gender, Islam, and politics and their relation to globalization and consumerism in post-Suharto Indonesia) not only between secular and Islamist players but also among Muslims themselves. This in turn underscores the greater role of Islam and Muslims in shaping the public sphere and contributing to the making of the nation-state in post-Suharto Indonesia. This book is able to present interesting data on the making of modern Indonesian citizens. It does so be presenting new images of a rising Muslim middle class made up of modern Muslim women and men, while tracking the shifting notions of masculinity and femininity in the new images of manhood and womanhood developing in post-Suharto Indonesia. This book is recommended for students or those who are interested in Islam, politics, gender and Southeast Asian studies, and provides a general preliminary understanding of the current developments of Islam, gender, politics, and democratization in post-Suharto Indonesia, the biggest Muslim-majority country in Southeast Asia and in the world" - Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi, Center for Political Studies, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta. Details ISBN041562620X Short Title RELIGION POLITICS & GENDER IN Language English ISBN-10 041562620X ISBN-13 9780415626200 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 184 Publication Date 2012-03-29 Year 2012 Imprint Routledge Subtitle Disputing the Muslim Body Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Series Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series UK Release Date 2012-03-29 AU Release Date 2012-03-29 NZ Release Date 2012-03-29 Illustrations 5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white Author Sonja van Wichelen Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative 9780415497244 DEWEY 305.48/69709598090511 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134714172;

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