Gender Relations in an Indonesian Society

Bugis Practices of Sexuality and Marriage
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-31130-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 303, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Idrus, Nurul Ilmi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Maps, Tables, Plates, and Diagrams

Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: Siri’, Gender and Sexuality
Chapter III: Asseajingeng: Marriage, Family and Social Status
Chapter IV: Assikalaibinéngeng: The Couple, the House and the Household
Chapter V: Beliefs and Sexual Manners: Islam, Lontara’ and Everyday Practices
Chapter VI: Marriage, Divorce and Reconciliation: between Islamic Court and Customary Law
Chapter VII: Family Dynamics in Urban Life: Violence, Media and the State
Chapter VIII: The Ethnography of Marriage: Understanding Bugis Domestic Life

Appendices
Glossary
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nurul Ilmi Idrus is Professor of Anthropology at Hasanuddin University, Indonesia. She has published a number of articles on Indonesia, including ‘Dissolution of Marriage: Gender, State and Islam in Contemporary Bugis Society in South Sulawesi, Indonesia’ in Intersections 30 (2012).