TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haeri,Shahla
TI  - Law of desire: temporary marriage in Shi'i Iran 
T2  - Contemporary issues in the Middle East
SN  - 0815624832
AV  - HQ803. H27 1989
U1  - 306.810955 
PY  - 1989///
CY  - Syracuse, N.Y.
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Temporary marriage
KW  - Iran
KW  - Sex customs
KW  - Muta
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index; Marriage as contract -- Permanent marriage: nikah -- Temporary marriage: mut'a -- The power of ambiguity: cultural improvisations on the theme of temporary marriage -- Women's life stories -- Men's interviews
ER  -