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Book SynopsisGender 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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
