TY - JOUR
T1 - Perfect wedding, penniless life
T2 - Ali and Fatima in a Sri Lankan Malay text
AU - Ricci, Ronit
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - Literary depictions of central figures in Muslim history offer telling glimpses of gender roles and expectations, however ideal. Fatima, the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, and her pious and courageous husband and fourth Caliph Ali are among the most beloved and venerated of such figures across time and place. The Hikayat Siti Fatima, an 1865 Malay manuscript from Sri Lanka that depicts their heavenly marriage and earthly hardships, serves as the focus of a comparative analysis, offering insight into the circulation of gender images in Muslim South and Southeast Asia.
AB - Literary depictions of central figures in Muslim history offer telling glimpses of gender roles and expectations, however ideal. Fatima, the Prophet Muhammad's daughter, and her pious and courageous husband and fourth Caliph Ali are among the most beloved and venerated of such figures across time and place. The Hikayat Siti Fatima, an 1865 Malay manuscript from Sri Lanka that depicts their heavenly marriage and earthly hardships, serves as the focus of a comparative analysis, offering insight into the circulation of gender images in Muslim South and Southeast Asia.
KW - Islam
KW - Malay
KW - Southeast Asia
KW - Sri Lanka
KW - literature
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876156297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19472498.2013.768872
DO - 10.1080/19472498.2013.768872
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AN - SCOPUS:84876156297
SN - 1947-2498
VL - 4
SP - 266
EP - 277
JO - South Asian History and Culture
JF - South Asian History and Culture
IS - 2
ER -