Marriage and Divorce for the Sake of Religion: The Marital Life of  Cadari  in Indonesia

Nisa, Eva

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Marriage and Divorce for the Sake of Religion: The Marital Life of Cadari in Indonesia

Date

2011

Authors

Nisa, Eva

Publisher

Times Academic Press

Abstract

The religious transformation experienced by Cadari (face-veiled women) in Indonesia belonging to two revivalist movements, Tablighi Jamā at and Salafism, has propelled them to change their habitus. The nature of their new pious habitus has shaped the lif