Islam and matriliny along the Indian Ocean rim: revisiting the old 'paradox' by comparing the Minangkabau, Kerala and coastal northern Mozambique
The coexistence of Islam and matriliny has been viewed as a ‘paradox’ because of strict patriliny that Islam prescribes. This article attempts to disentangle this enigma by comparing the Minangkabau, Kerala and coastal northern Mozambique that represent the most well-known cases of simultaneous prac...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
October 2017
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 436-451 |
Further subjects: | B
Matriarchy
B Gender-specific role B Mozambique B Islam B Cause B Minangkabau B Woman B History B Muslim B Indonesia B India |
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