Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Cultural Constructions of Sexuality and Gender 2. Maiden Bodies - Inscriptions of Femininity and Desire 3. Premarital Relationships and Contemporary Courtship Practices 4. Indigenous Sexual Scripts and Social Transition 5. Women's Health and Maiden Identities 6. Reproductive Rights for Single Women. Conclusion

About the Author

Linda Rae Bennett is a medical anthropologist and currently a VicHealth Public Health Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society of La Trobe University. Her key research interests are reproductive/sexual health and human rights, among youth and different Muslim populations in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Reviews

'Women, Islam and Modernity offers rich pickings not only to feminist scholars of Islam, but to specialists in gender and development in South East Asia, and to those interested in debates about reproductive health and rights.' - Asian Affairs'Highly recommended to students of Gender and Development, and also a useful background read for policymakers and practioners working on reproductive health in Indonesia and other Muslim countries.'- Asian Affairs