Title Mobilizing piety : Islam and feminism in Indonesia / Rachel Rinaldo

Published New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations Contents Islam and feminism in Jakarta -- Islamic politics and gender politics in Indonesia -- Fatayat and Rahima : Islamic reformists -- The Prosperous Justice Party : islamizing Indonesia? -- Solidaritas Perempuan : feminist agency in an age of Islamic revival -- Conclusion Summary "Investigates how different approaches to religious interpretation influence Indonesian women's engagement with global Islam and feminism. It also explores the consequences of a more public Islam for women's participation in the public sphere. The book is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork between 2002 and 2010 with four different groups of women activists in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. The groups include a secular feminist NGO (Solidaritas Perempuan), a Muslim women's rights NGO (Rahima), the women's group of one of the country's largest Muslim organizations (Fatayat N.U.), and women in a conservative Muslim political party (the Prosperous Justice Party). The women in these have all been deeply influenced by the ongoing Islamic revival. In addition, they are part of the urban middle class. The women of Rahima and Fatayat N.U. are influenced by global feminism and Islamic discourses. They use Islam to express feminist and liberal ideals of equality and rights, and they strive to integrate these frameworks in their own lives. In contrast, women in the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) reject feminism as Western and secular and are more influenced by global Islamic discourses. Although some scholars argue that pious Islam and liberal ideals are incompatible, these activists embrace modernity and sometimes speak in terms of individual agency, empowerment, and rights. The women of Solidaritas Perempuan maintain a balance between their secular activism and personal religiosity. The overall conclusion of Mobilizing Piety is that the Islamic revival has not stymied but has in fact helped to empower many Indonesian women, especially by allowing them to participate in national debates about moral and religious issues"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Muslim women -- Political activity -- Indonesia -- Jakarta Muslim women -- Indonesia -- Jakarta -- Societies and clubs Women in Islam -- Indonesia -- Jakarta Feminism -- Indonesia -- Jakarta Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Feminism Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam Muslim women -- Political activity Women in Islam Indonesia -- Jakarta Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199948116 0199948119 9780199345960 0199345961

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