Elite Malay Polygamy : : Wives, Wealth and Woes in Malaysia / / Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives ; 41
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction: Polygamous Anxieties --; Chapter 1 Stories --; Chapter 2 Elites --; Chapter 3 Islam --; Chapter 4 Secrets --; Chapter 5 Blame --; Chapter 6 Husbands --; Chapter 7 Wives --; Chapter 8 Desires --; Chapter 9 Co-wives --; Chapter 10 Sharing --; Chapter 11 Children --; Chapter 12 Families --; Chapter 13 Rivals --; Chapter 14 Magic --; Chapter 15 Divorce --; Conclusion: To Be or Not to Be Polygamous --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781785339912; 9783110998115
• DOI: 10.1515/9781785339912?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen.

Elite Malay women’s polygamy narratives are multiple and varied, and their sentiments regarding the practice are conflicted, as they are often torn between personal and religious convictions. This volume explores the ways in which this increasingly prominent practice impacts Malay gender relations. As Muslims, elite Malay women may be forced to accept polygamy, but they mostly condemn it as women and wives, as it forces them to manage their lives and loves under the “threat” of polygamy from a husband able to marry another woman without their knowledge or consent; a husband that is married but available.