Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia : Disputing the Muslim Body

Sonja Van Wichelen

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Abstract

For the past decade, the topic of "Islam and democracy" has been intensely debated among public intellectuals, religious scholars, politicians and aca- demics. The overall rallying point has been whether to consider Islam as being compatible with liberal democracy. In these heated discursive conten- tions, gender issues and sexual politics have been at the forefront of either confi rming or rejecting this thesis. Looking at how Islam affects women's lives and women's rights, research inquiries have centered on two interlock- ing questions, namely whether Islam restrains women's freedom and mobil- ity (is Islam bad for women?) and whether Islam is compatible with liberal democracy or liberal movements such as feminism (is Islam bad for feminism?).
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationU.K
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages180
ISBN (Print)9780203850657
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Indonesia
  • politics and government
  • religion
  • social conditions
  • women

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