Global dynamics of Shi'a marriages : religion, gender, and belonging / edited by Yafa Shanneik, Annelies Moors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shanneik, Yafa, editor.

Moors, Annelies, editor.

Series:

Politics of marriage and gender: global issues in local contexts

The politics of marriage and gender : global issues in local contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shiites--Marriage customs and rites.

Shiites.

Shīʻah--Customs and practices.

Shīʻah.

Islamic marriage customs and rites.

Shīʻah--Doctrines.

Marriage customs and rites.

Physical Description:

viii, 163 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Muslim marriages have been the focus of considerable public debate in Europe and beyond, in Muslim-majority countries as well as in settings where Muslims are a minority. Most academic work has focused on how the majority Sunni Muslims conclude marriages. This volume, in contrast, focuses on Twelver Shi'a Muslims in Iran, Pakistan, Oman, Indonesia, Norway, and the Netherlands. The volume makes an original contribution to understanding the global dynamics of Shi'a marriage practices in a wide range of contexts--not only its geographical spread but also by providing a critical analysis of the socio-economic, religious, ethnic, and political discourses of each context. The book sheds light on new marriage forms presented through a bottom up approach focusing on the lived experiences of Shi'a Muslims negotiating a diverse range of relationships and forms of belonging"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE Gender and Generation: New Dating and Marriage Practices

1. Marriage Modifications in Aliabad: Social Change Overrides Clerical Directives / Mary Elaine Hegland

2. The New Marital Romance: How Bollywood, Islamic Doctrines, and Mobile Phones Dissect the Imperative of Spouse Evasion / Anna-Maria Walter

pt. TWO Dower Practices: Signifying Religion, Ethnicity, and Class

3. The Dower (Mahr) and Wedding Ceremony among the Shi'a of Oman: Religion, Class, and Ethnicity / Jihan Safar

4. Mahr Iranian Style in Norway: Negotiating Gender Equality and Religious and Cultural Belonging through Transnational Shi'a Marriage Practices / Marianne Hafnor Bøe

pt. THREE Temporary Marriage: A Flexible and Controversial Institution

5. Muta Marriage among Youth in the Non-Shi'i Environment of Indonesia / Eva F. Nisa

6. Between Love and Sex, Modernity and Archaism: Iranian Students' Discourse in the Netherlands about Sigheh / Sophie-Yvie Girard

7. "Laboratory Sigheh": The (Dis)Entanglements of Temporary Marriage and Third-Party Donation in Iran / Annelies Moors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781978818460

1978818467

9781978818477

1978818475

OCLC:

1228187259

Publisher Number:

99988614529