This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding family, neighbourhood and kinship ties together.
This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding family, neighbourhood and kinship ties together.
Wazir Jahan Karim Women and Human Resources Unit,University Sains Malaysia
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Part I: Theoretical Overview - R. Firth A Woman Looks Back on Feminist Anthropology - W. J. Karim Introduction: Genderizing Anthropology in Southeast Asia - W. J. Karim Bilateralism and Gender in Southeast Asia - O. Hutheesing Gender at the Centre and Periphery of Southeast Asia - Part II: Ethnography and Culture - J. Nagata Modern Malay Women and the Message of the 'Veil' - M. Hobart Engendering Disquiet: On Kinship and Gender in Bali - M. Ngaosyvathn Buddhism Merit Making and Gender: A Competition for Salvation in Laos - S. O'Harrow Vietnamese Women and Confucianism: Creating Spaces from Patriarchy - F. Hughes-Freeland Performance and Gender in Javanese Palace Tradition - Part III: Methodological Issues - J. F. Illo Redefining the 'Maybahay' or Housewife: Reflections on the Nature of Women's Work in the Philippines - I. Rudie A Methodology of 'Eating': Cooperation Support and Reputation in Kelantan Malay Households - P. Van Esterik Rewriting Gender and Development Anthropology in Southeast Asia
Contents: Part I: Theoretical Overview - R. Firth A Woman Looks Back on Feminist Anthropology - W. J. Karim Introduction: Genderizing Anthropology in Southeast Asia - W. J. Karim Bilateralism and Gender in Southeast Asia - O. Hutheesing Gender at the Centre and Periphery of Southeast Asia - Part II: Ethnography and Culture - J. Nagata Modern Malay Women and the Message of the 'Veil' - M. Hobart Engendering Disquiet: On Kinship and Gender in Bali - M. Ngaosyvathn Buddhism Merit Making and Gender: A Competition for Salvation in Laos - S. O'Harrow Vietnamese Women and Confucianism: Creating Spaces from Patriarchy - F. Hughes-Freeland Performance and Gender in Javanese Palace Tradition - Part III: Methodological Issues - J. F. Illo Redefining the 'Maybahay' or Housewife: Reflections on the Nature of Women's Work in the Philippines - I. Rudie A Methodology of 'Eating': Cooperation Support and Reputation in Kelantan Malay Households - P. Van Esterik Rewriting Gender and Development Anthropology in Southeast Asia
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