Indonesian islam in a new era : how women negotiate their muslim identities

Indonesian Islam in a New Era examines the religious practices and identities of Indonesian Muslim women in the post-Suharto era. After 1998, Indonesian Islam changed socially and nationally as society underwent sweeping alterations. Based on new empirical research by sociologists, political scientists, and anthropologists from Indonesia and Australia, the book underscores the negotiations Muslim women have made in arenas such as schools, organizations, popular culture, and village life. Whereas theology has until recently dominated studies of women and Islam in Indonesia, this book breaks new ground by examining, from social science perspectives, how Indonesian women negotiate their Muslim identities.

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Susan Blackburn graduated from Adelaide University with a BA (Honours), and Monash University with Diplomas of Education and a PhD. She has taught at several universities and at Monash University since 1991. The focus of her research has been on Indonesian history and politics, the Indonesian women's movement, and foreign aid. She teaches in the areas of the Politics of Development, Gender in Asian Politics, Southeast Asian Politics, and Foreign Aid and Non-Government Organisations, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She was the winner of the Collaborate Community Award at the 2016 Victorian Community History Awards for editing work, Breaking Out: Memories of Melbourne in the 1970s.

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Susan Blackburn and Bianca J Smith and Siti SyamsiyatunNina NurmilaRachmah IdaLugina SetyawatiBianca J SmithEka SrimulyaniSiti SyamsiyatunAmelia Fauzia

Glossary	p. vii
Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Representation and identity
Chapter 1 Negotiating polygamy in Indonesia: between Islamic discourse and women's lived experiences	p. 23
Chapter 2 Muslim women and contemporary veiling in Indonesian sinetron	p. 47
Regional variations
Chapter 3 Adat, Islam and womanhood in the reconstruction of Riau Malay identity	p. 69
Chapter 4 Kejawen Islam as gendered praxis in Javanese village religiosity	p. 97
Organisational negotiation
Chapter 5 Negotiating public space: three nyai generations in a Jombang pesantren	p. 119
Chapter 6 Women negotiating feminism and Islamism: the experiences of Nasyiatul Aisyiyah, 1985-2005	p. 139
Chapter 7 Women, Islam and philanthropy in contemporary Indonesia	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 191

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