The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia by Barbara Watson Andaya
The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia

Barbara Watson Andaya

The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia

Barbara Watson Andaya

335 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative reflective slow-paced
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The Princess of the Flaming Womb, the Javanese legend that introduces this pioneering study, symbolizes the many ambiguities attached to femaleness in Southeast Asian societies. Yet, despite these ambiguities, the relatively egalitarian nature of ...

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