Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition
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Shahla Haeri., & Shahla Haeri|AUTHOR. (2014). Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran, Revised Edition . Syracuse University Press.
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