Description
Law of Desire explores an institution in which sexuality, morality, religious rules, secular laws, and cultural practices converge. Drawing on rich interviews that would have been denied a Western anthropologist, Haeri describes the concept of a temporary marriage contract as it is practiced in Iran. This revised edition includes a postscript contextualizing this classic work within contemporary Iranian society.
Author: Shahla Haeri
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 10/15/2014
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.99w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780815633815
ISBN10: 0815633815
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | Middle East | Iran
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Author: Shahla Haeri
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 10/15/2014
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.99w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9780815633815
ISBN10: 0815633815
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | Middle East | Iran
- Social Science | Women's Studies
About the Author
Shahla Haeri is associate professor of anthropology at Boston University. She is also the author of No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Pakistani Women.