Reason and Passion / Michael G. Peletz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peletz, Michael G., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides a historical and ethnographic examination of gender relations in Malay society, in particular in the well-known state of Negeri Sembilan, famous for its unusual mixture of Islam and matrilineal descent. Peletz analyzes the diverse ways in which the evocative, heavily gendered symbols of "reason" and "passion" are deployed by Malay Muslims. Unlike many studies of gender, this book elucidates the cultural and political processes implicated in the constitution of both feminine and masculine identity. It also scrutinizes the relationship between gender and kinship and weighs the role of ideology in everyday life. Peletz insists on the importance of examining gender systems not as social isolates, but in relation to other patterns of hierarchy and social difference. His study is historical and comparative; it also explores the political economy of contested symbols and meanings. More than a treatise on gender and social change in a Malay society, this book presents a valuable and deeply interesting model for the analysis of gender and culture by addressing issues of hegemony and cultural domination at the heart of contemporary cultural studies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Ethnographic Context and Fieldwork

2. Gender, Prestige, and Political Economy in the Nineteenth Century

3. Kinship, Gender, and Sexuality from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

4. Knowledge, Power, and Personal Misfortune

5. The Person and the Body: Reason, Passion, and Shame

6. Contrasting Representations of Gender

7. Conclusion: Negeri Sembilan in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Okt 2020)

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ISBN:

9780520326873

0520326873

OCLC:

1202624629