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Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
Shahla Haeri
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Description for Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRHP; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
This revised edition includes a postscript contextualizing this classic work within contemporary Iranian society.
"Law of Desire contains some very interesting, often heartbreaking, life stories of women. . . . It is the first of its kind to deal with a taboo issue which, despite its social and political importance, has been neglected and overlooked by a wide range of political opinion in Iran." - Feminist Review
This revised edition includes a postscript contextualizing this classic work within contemporary Iranian society.
"Law of Desire contains some very interesting, often heartbreaking, life stories of women. . . . It is the first of its kind to deal with a taboo issue which, despite its social and political importance, has been neglected and overlooked by a wide range of political opinion in Iran." - Feminist Review
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633815
SKU
V9780815633815
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Reviews for Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
Haeri’s study is masterful because she is able to use the investigation of temporary marriage to explore so many aspects of Iranian society; male-female relationships, Shi‘a-Sunni religious divisions, and the nature of contact in Islamic legal codes." - Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science "A pioneering contribution to our scant knowledge of marriage practices and ... Read more