Author: Haeri, Shahla
Title: Law of Desire : Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran
Description: Karachi, Royal Book Company, (1992). Reprint. orig. wrappers. 22x14cm, xiii,256 pp,, PAPERBACK.. Some rubbing. partially unopened. VG. ¶ Contents: Law as Imposed: Marriage as Contract; Permanent Marriage: Nikah; Temporary Marriage: Mut'a; Law as Local Knowledge: The Power of Ambiguity: Cultural Improvisations on the Theme of Temporary Marriage; Life as Perceived: Women's Life Stories; Men's Interviews; Conclusion.

Keywords: Iran, Temporary Marriage, Shi'ite Law Legal, Shi'a Islam, Iran, Shi'ites Shia, Shiite Shi'i, Social History, Anthropology, Islamic Sociology