Flaming womb, the: repositioning women in early modern southeast asia
Auteur :
Andaya, Barbara Watson
Éditeur :
University of Hawai'i Press
ISBN :
9780824832889
Date de publication :
19 mars 2008
Dimensions :
22,6 x 14,9 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
570 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Princess of the Flaming Womb", the Javanese legend that introduces this study, symbolizes the many ambiguities attached to femaleness in Southeast Asian societies. Yet despite these ambiguities, the relatively egalitarian nature of male-female relations in Southeast Asia is central to arguments claiming a coherent identity for the region.