| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 298 pages) |
| Series |
The global Middle East |
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Global Middle East (Cambridge, England)
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| Contents |
General overview. Introduction: Body Politics and Body -- Sigheh Marriages in Modern Iran -- Representation of Sigheh/Sex Work in the Literature of Pahlavi Era. Gendered Violence in Moshfeq-e Kazemi's Tehran-e Makhufe -- The Volatile Sigheh/Sex Workers' Bodies in Jamalzadeh's Ma'sumeh Shirazi -- Colonized Bodies in Al-e Ahmad's Jashne Farkhonde -- The Grotesque Sigheh/Sex Workers' Bodies in Golestan's Safar-e 'Esmat -- Bodily Inscriptions in Chubak's Sang-e Sabur -- The Islamic Republic and Sigheh in [the] Film Industry -- Whose Body Matters in Afkhami's Showkaran -- Embodiment, Power, and Politics in Farahbakhsh's Zendegi-ye Khosusiye -- Reclaiming the Female Body via Writing |
| Summary |
"In Iran, marriage has been crucial to the establishment of the family as a fundamental unit of society. Religiously speaking, marriage is a fundamental aspect of Islam, the dominant religion in Iran. The Quran abounds in verses describing the genesis of life based on love, sex, and procreation. However, sexuality can also impinge directly on the social order and thus must be regulated through marriage. In the case of Iranian women, according to Soraya Tremayne, marriage is especially "fundamental to the social identity of all women, regardless of their achievements in other spheres of life, and pressure on women to marry persists." This pressure stems from the patriarchal system in which women gain social status through their relationship with a man. Before marriage, social identity is granted through the connection of a woman with her father or legal guardian. After marriage, her status derives from a woman's relationship with her husband. Such relationships relegate women to the domain of spouse, mother, and daughter. Women are defined in the context of their relationships with their men and therefore remain in the shadows. Hence, women are considered extensions of the men in their family, whose responsibility it is to police these women's sexuality. This type of power structure is why unmarried, divorced, or widowed women pose a threat to the social order of a community, due to their alleged unbridled sexuality. Therefore, sigheh (temporary) marriages are mainly encouraged for unmarried, divorced, or widowed women in an effort to keep them sexually satisfied/controlled"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Temporary marriage in literature.
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Persian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Temporary marriage in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- Iran.
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Temporary marriage in motion pictures
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Temporary marriage in literature
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Motion pictures
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Persian fiction
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019042276 |
| ISBN |
9781108768948 |
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1108768946 |
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9781108857628 |
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1108857620 |
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