Women, Islam and modernity
Subtitle: single women, sexuality and reproductive health in contemporary Indonesia
By: Linda Rae Bennett.
Series: Asian Studies Association of Australia women in Asia series; ASAA women in Asia series.
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Single women -- Indonesia.; Single women -- Indonesia -- Social conditions.; Sexual abstinence -- Religious aspects -- Islam.; Indonesia -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cultural constructions of sexuality and gender; title: Maiden bodies : inscriptions of femininity and desire; title: Premarital relationships and contemporary courtship practices; title: Indigenous sexual scripts and social transition; title: Women's health and maiden identities; title: Reproductive rights for single women; title: Conclusion.