| ID | 185585 |
| Title Proper | Migration, patriarchy and ‘modern’ Islam |
| Other Title Information | views from left behind wives in rural northern Bangladesh |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kamal, Marzana |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Male labour migration can both empower and disempower non-migrating, or left behind, wives – contingent on further distinctions of rural–urban, nuclear-extended households and of class, religion and educational background. Migration catalyses transformations in the gender and religious norms in rural northern Bangladesh. It entrenches patriarchal norms and helps to reinforce the practices of ‘modern’ Islam – by creating the identity of ‘respected’ housewife, a woman who stays home, takes care of her in-laws and wears the burqà – that works within the codes of enhanced classic patriarchy. These patriarchal norms and practices dampen women’s agency through patriarchal codes – constituted of the power relations between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, restrictions on the physical autonomy of women and women’s dependency on their male kin. In-laws, and the assistance of natal kin, curtail women’s decision-making power. This curtailment serves, ultimately, to sustain the power the in-laws and natal kin exercise over the women. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary South Asia Vol. 30, No.1; Mar 2022: p.112-123 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary South Asia Vol: 30 No 1 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Burqa ; Rural Bangladesh ; Modern Islam ; Muslim Wives |