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Ageing and Malay Muslim Women in Brunei

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dc.contributor.authorVictor T. King
dc.contributor.editorProfessor Lian Kwen Fee
dc.contributor.editorDr. F. Merlin Franco
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-10T07:53:21Z
dc.date.available2025-11-10T07:53:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines woman (gender), Muslim (Orient) and elderly (age) from a postcolonial perspective. It highlights the relevance of spirituality to ageing, which is currently under-studied in sociology. Ten Brunei Malay Muslim women aged 60 - 76 were interviewed, with the aid of photo-elicitation method, about their experience of ageing. All interviewees perceive ageing as a gift from God and should be embraced wholeheartedly but this is not necessarily translated into practice. Nonetheless, spirituality remains prominent and heightened as one grows older. This study also demonstrated how these women’s ageing experience is mediated by structural influences. They include ongoing Islamisation discourse, strong Malay cultural and Islamic values, interdependence of family structure (social expectation of filial piety) and social rapport and network. Their experiences reveal a nuance understanding and diverse narratives of ageing. These findings open up new possibilities of understanding ageing in non-Western contexts.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ubd.edu.bn/handle/123456789/3631
dc.publisherInstitute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
dc.relation.ispartofseries48
dc.subject.lcshOlder women—Brunei
dc.subject.lcshMalay women—Brunei—Social conditions
dc.subject.lcshMuslim women—Brunei—Social life and customs
dc.subject.lcshAging—Religious aspects—Islam
dc.subject.lcshPostcolonialism—Brunei
dc.titleAgeing and Malay Muslim Women in Brunei
dc.typeWorking Paper
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