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Muslims and Matriarchs : Cultural Resilience in Indonesia Through Jihad and Colonialism.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (229 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801461606
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Muslims and MatriarchsDDC classification:
  • 305.89/928
LOC classification:
  • DS632
Online resources:
Contents:
Muslims and Matriarchs -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture of Paradox -- 1. Contention Unending -- 2. Shapes of the House -- 3. Interiors and Shapes of the Family -- 4. Educating Children -- 5. Intimate Contention -- 6. Earthquake -- 7. Families in Motion -- Conclusion: Victorious Buffalo, Resilient Matriarchate -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: A history of an unusual, probably heretical, and ultimately resilient cultural system. The Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, Indonesia, is well known as the world's largest matrilineal culture and is also Muslim.
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Muslims and Matriarchs -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture of Paradox -- 1. Contention Unending -- 2. Shapes of the House -- 3. Interiors and Shapes of the Family -- 4. Educating Children -- 5. Intimate Contention -- 6. Earthquake -- 7. Families in Motion -- Conclusion: Victorious Buffalo, Resilient Matriarchate -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

A history of an unusual, probably heretical, and ultimately resilient cultural system. The Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, Indonesia, is well known as the world's largest matrilineal culture and is also Muslim.

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