Temporary Marriage in Iran. Gender and Body Politics in Modern Iranian Film and Literature, New ed, Paperback/***

Analysing the representation of women in modern novels, short stories and cinema, this study is an examination of the controversial social institution of sigheh or temporary marriage in Iran, not just as an institution but also as a set of practices, identities and meanings that have transformed over the last two centuries. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Claudia (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Yaghoobi Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 310 Collection: The Global Middle East Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 21 Cover type: Paperback / softback