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Law of desire : temporary marriage in Shi'i Iran / Shahla Haeri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haeri, Shahla.
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--Iran.
- Marriage.
- Sex customs--Iran.
- Sex customs.
- Muta.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 256 pages; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1989.
- Summary:
- Drawing on rich interviews that would have been denied a Western anthropoligist, the author describes the concept of a temporary-marriage contract, in which a man and an unmarried woman decide how long they want to stay married to each other (from one hour to ninety-nine years) and how much money is to be given to the temporary wife. Originally published in 1989, this edition includes an updated postscript from the author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815624654
- OCLC:
- 19323248
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