{"product_id":"religion-politics-and-gender-in-sonja-van-wichelen-9780415497244","title":"Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia: Disputing the Muslim Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe political downfall of the Suharto administration in 1998 marked the end of the \"New Order\" in Indonesia, a period characterized by 32 years of authoritarian rule. It opened the way for democracy, but also for the proliferation of political Islam, which the New Order had discouraged or banned. Many of the issues raised by Muslim groups concerned matters pertaining to gender and the body. They triggered heated debates about women's rights, female political participation, sexuality, pornography, veiling, and polygamy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author argues that public debates on Islam and Gender in contemporary Indonesia only partially concern religion, and more often refer to shifting moral conceptions of the masculine and feminine body in its intersection with new class dynamics, national identity, and global consumerism. By approaching the contentious debates from a cultural sociological perspective, the book links the theoretical domains of body politics, the mediated public sphere, and citizenship. Placing the issue of gender and Islam in the context of Indonesia, the biggest Muslim-majority country in the world, this book is an important contribution to the existing literature on the topic. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of anthropology, sociology, and gender studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonja Van Wichelen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415497248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415497244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 157","brand":"Sonja Van Wichelen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064927498495,"sku":"9780415497244","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d5aa4c7-d058-411f-9a29-031006cc30bf.jpg?v=1768671974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-politics-and-gender-in-sonja-van-wichelen-9780415497244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}