Female Bodies and Sexuality in Iran and the Search for Defiance

Demonstrates the complexity of women's positionality in Iranian society and their relations with different authoritative discourses
Offers unique and unheard stories of Tehrani women about the most culturally taboo aspects of their lives
Adds a new perspective to the study of sex and sexuality in Muslim societies

Autorentext
Nafiseh Sharifi is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction .- 2. Conceptual Framework .- 3. Learning Sexuality .- 4. Narratives of Virginity .- 5. Narratives of Menstruation .- 6. Narratives of Marriage .- 7. Conclusion.