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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Raihanah Mohd Mydin, Prof. Dr. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Rahmath Ayshath Shamah (P80576) | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-13T08:13:51Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-13T08:13:51Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-15 | - |
| dc.identifier.other | ukmvital:128389 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/497887 | - |
| dc.description | This study focuses on selected narratives by four Muslim women authors from different states in South India. The research corpus includes Breaking Ties by Sara Aboobacker, The Hour Past Midnight by Rajathi Salma, Barsa by Khadija Mumthas, and The Sum of All My Parts by Andaleeb Wajid. The objectives of this study are to examine the identity of Muslim women in the social, religious, and cultural context of South India, to map the literary lineage of South Indian Muslim women writers, and to explicate the heterogeneous identity of Muslim female characters encoded in the selected narratives. The eclectic framework is made up of key concepts from identity theories, Islamic theological paradigm, and feminist theory. The methodology is based on thematic reading focusing on three primary social constructs, the gendered national identity, the gendered religious identity, and the gendered ethnic identity. A key finding of the study is that the Muslim women writers incorporate the trope of Mother India in their narratives, which constitutes their gendered national identity, specifically the aspects of motherhood, chastity, and conjugality. In addition, the gendered religious identity as portrayed by these Muslim women writers indicates that the tropes of talaq, polygamy, mahr/dowry, and purdah are an integral part of Muslim women's religious identity. The gendered ethnic identity, as shown in these narratives, marks the intercultural aspects of Muslim women's identity which at times transcends the regional, transnational, and global arenas. The evidence from these narratives shows that, at the core, all these writers emphasize the heterogeneity of their identities which seems to evolve according to the changing circumstances in the public and private spheres. Thus, these Muslim women writers reflect, interpret, and illustrate the lived experience of Muslim women in the regional and global context. The implication of the study indicates that these Muslim women writers negotiate between nationalist, cultural and religious demands. The more contemporary writers appear to move beyond the nationalist and cultural demands to create a more transcultural narrative.,Ph.D | - |
| dc.language.iso | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | UKM, Bangi | - |
| dc.relation | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | - |
| dc.rights | UKM | - |
| dc.subject | Muslim women -- South India | - |
| dc.subject | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations | - |
| dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia | - |
| dc.title | The identity of muslim women as heterogeneous entity : a reading of selected South Indian Muslim women narratives | - |
| dc.type | Theses | - |
| dc.format.pages | 336 | - |
| dc.identifier.barcode | 006607(2022) | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | |
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