04044nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-55412-4 DE-He213 20251030112247.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240601s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031554124 978-3-031-55412-4 10.1007/978-3-031-55412-4 doi HQ12-449 JFSJ bicssc SOC032000 bisacsh JBSF thema Udalagama, Tharindi. author. (orcid)0000-0003-4806-9683 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-9683 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 77994 Women's Lives after Marriage in Rural Sri Lanka [electronic resource] : An Ethnographic Account of the ‘Beautiful Mistake' / by Tharindi Udalagama. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XXVII, 219 p. 16 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. Divulvæva: A Village in the Dry Zone -- 3. That’s Not Love but Greed!: Reflections on Love and Sex After Marriage -- 4. Tying of Two and More: Love, Marriage, and Elopement in Divulvæva -- 5. More than Bricks and Cement: Building a House and a Good Family Life -- 6. House Ablaze: Reshaping bæňdim in the House -- 7. Cooling of the House: bæňdim with the Supernatural -- 8. Conclusion. Drawing on extensive research from a 14-month ethnographic study, this book delves into the intricate lives of married women in a rural Sinhala village in Sri Lanka. It explores their efforts to uphold community expectations while employing innovative and strategic approaches to navigate ruptures within their marital journeys. The chapters progress by dissecting the pivotal gender roles assumed by women in building happy marriages, establishing stable households, cultivating harmonious homes, and achieving effective household management. At the heart of this narrative is the concept of ‘homemaking,’ which symbolises not only family life but also social stature. The text discusses how the categorisation of homes as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ relies on women’s conscientious adherence to gender norms. Notably, the author also looks at the unique practice of married women resorting to sorcery as a means to mitigate the challenges stemming from marital disruptions while remaining aligned with societal gender expectations. Throughout, chapters systematically investigate the spectrum of opportunities available to these women, alongside the constraints they encounter, as they endeavour to cultivate successful marriages. Overall, the book provides profound insights into the complex interplay of married life, spotlighting women’s astute negotiations of their roles and adept management of ruptures within the framework of established gender norms. This book will be of interest to scholars in Gender Studies, Anthropology, Family Studies, and South Asian Studies. Sex. 66477 Sociology. 57193 Social groups. 57665 Ethnology. 58687 Ethnology Asia. 66900 Culture. 59159 Gender Studies. 66478 Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging. 70854 Ethnography. 70800 Asian Culture. 66902 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031554117 Printed edition: 9783031554131 Printed edition: 9783031554148 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55412-4 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 60370 60370