Law of Desire

Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran

AvShahla Haeri

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-21
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Syracuse University Press
ISBN:9780815633815

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Koranen inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

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 the dynamics of male-female relationships in Iran." - International Journal of Middle East Studies