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Male Perspective on Women in Contemporary Indonesian Islamic Literature

Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan

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Title Male Perspective on Women in Contemporary Indonesian Islamic Literature
 
Creator Wajiran, Wajiran
 
Subject Indonesian literature; gender; religion; Islamic contemporary literature
contemporary Indonesian literature; gender bias; Islamic literature; male's perspective.
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Description   This paper aims at discussing the image of women in contemporary Indonesian Islamic literature after the ‘Indonesian Reformation’ in 1998. In contrast to the previous era, the images of women in this period are presented differently by male writers. Women are depicted more moderate and progressive. This paper applies the method of sociology of literature whereby literature is regarded as a reflection of its society. It employs content analysis of the text to see how Javanese Muslim women are depicted and how the depiction reflects the society. Two novels discussed in this paper are Cinta Suci Zahrana by Habiburrahman El Shirazy and Perempuan Badai by Mustofa W. Hasyim. The results show that these novels raise various issues of Muslim women in contemporary Indonesia. They show that there is a development in presenting the image of Muslim women in Indonesia. There is a development of thoughts, especially about the social status of women. The changes include the level of education, determination of spouse and freedom to participate in public spheres. The level of education obtained by the main characters is an essential milestone in changing women’s position in Indonesian Muslim society. Women are not just an object, but they should be the subject in the life of the Muslim community. 
 
Publisher LP2M - Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Walisongo
 
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Date 2019-11-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/4384
10.21580/ws.27.2.4384
 
Source Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan; Vol 27, No 2 (2019); 279-298
2461-064X
0852-7172
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo/article/view/4384/Male%20Perspective%20on%20Women%20in%20Contemporary%20Indonesian%20Islamic%20Literature
 
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