This book examines Islam and women s everyday life, focusing in
particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It
discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur anic verses that
are at the heart of Muslim controversies over polygamy, with some
groups believing that Islam enshrines polygamy as a male right,
others seeing it as permitted but discouraged in favour of
monogamy, and other groups arguing that Islam implicitly prohibits
polygamy. Based on detailed fieldwork conducted in Indonesia, it
provides an empirically-based account of women s lived experiences
in polygamous marriages, describing the different perceptions of
the practice and strategies in dealing with it. It also considers
the impact of changing public policy, in particular Indonesia s
1974 Marriage Law which restricted the practice of polygamy. It
shows that, in fact, this law has not resulted in widespread
adherence, and considers how public policy could be modified to
increase its effectiveness in affecting behaviour in everyday life.
Overall, the book argues that polygamy has been a source of
injustice towards women and children, that this is against Islamic
teaching, and that a just Islamic law would need to call for the
abolition of polygamy.
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