Title Women, Islam and familial intimacy in Colonial South Asia / by Asiya Alam

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 355 pages) : illustrations, map Series Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia, 2666-0202 Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia Contents Introduction -- 1. Familial Ethics and the Critique of Social Reform -- 2. Marital Consent and the Discourse of 'Women's Freedom' -- 3. Conjugal Sexuality and the Politics of Reproduction -- 4. Polygyny -- 5. Marital Annulment and Separation of Family -- Postscript : A 'Rebel' Life Summary "Women, Islam and Familial Intimacy in Colonial South Asia highlights the rich tradition of protest and defiance among the Muslim women of colonial India. Bringing together a range of archival material including novels, pamphlets, commentaries and journalistic essays, it narrates a history of Muslim feminism conversing with, and confronting the dominant and influential narratives of didactic social reform. The book reveals how discussion about marriage and family evoked claims of women's freedom and rights in a highly charged literary and cultural landscape where lesser-known female intellectuals jostled for public space alongside well-known male social reformers. Definitions of Islamic ethics remained central to these debates, and the book illustrates how claims of social obligation, religious duty and freedom balanced and negotiated each other in a period of nationalism and reform. By doing so, it also illuminates a story of Muslim politics that goes beyond the well-established accounts of Muslim separatism and the Pakistan movement"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Asiya Alam is assistant professor of history at Louisiana State University. She has published articles on women and Islam in South Asia in Modern Asian Studies, and in edited volumes Print version record Subject Muslim women -- South Asia -- Social conditions -- 19th century Muslim women -- South Asia -- Social conditions -- 20th century Marriage -- South Asia -- History -- 19th century Marriage -- South Asia -- History -- 20th century Feminism -- South Asia -- History -- 20th century Feminism Marriage Muslim women -- Social conditions SUBJECT South Asia -- History -- 19th century South Asia -- History -- 20th century Subject South Asia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020039059 ISBN 9789004438491 9004438491

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