Law of desire : temporary marriage in Shi'i Iran /

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Revised edition includes new postscript "Invitation to 'proper sex': revisiting temporary marriage Mut'a in Iran" (pages 213-238), focusing primarily on the political and religious elite's discourse on temporary marriage

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haeri, Shahla (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2014.
Edition:Rev. edition.
Series:Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
Subjects:
Temporary marriage > Iran.
Sex customs > Iran.
Muta.
Mariage temporaire > Iran.
Vie sexuelle > Iran.
Mutʻa.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Muta
Sex customs
Temporary marriage
Iran
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part one. Law as imposed
  • Marriage as contract
  • Permanent marriage: Nikah
  • Temporary marriage: Mut'a
  • Part two. Law as local knowledge
  • The power of ambiguity: cultural improvisations on the theme of temporary marriages
  • Part three. Las as perceived
  • Women's life stories
  • Men's interviews
  • Conclusion
  • Postscript: Invitation to "proper sex": revisiting temporary marriage, Mut'a, in Iran.

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