Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i IranDrawing 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. |
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User Review - Lauren - GoodreadsExplains the practice of temporary marriage, mostly in Iran. It's often used as a cover to legitimize prostitution or rape-- although it can be innocent, allowing an man and woman who aren't related to spend time togehter free from veils and without chapperones. Read full review
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Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition Shahla Haeri No preview available - 2014 |
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| Title | Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran ACLS Humanities E-Book Contemporary issues in the Middle East |
| Author | Shahla Haeri |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Syracuse University Press, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0815624654, 9780815624653 |
| Length | 256 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Sociology / General |
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