Ziba Mir-Hosseini is a social anthropologist and specialist in Islamic law. She is the author of Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran and Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law. RICHARD TAPPER is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and author of numerous books on Iran and the Middle East.

'Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari is among the increasing number of progressive clerics pushing for reform in the Islamic system.' -Le Monde 'A scholarly contribution of outstanding merit.' -Professor Ann Elizabeth Mayer, University of Pennsylvania 'The publication of this book is very important and timely.' -Professor Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd, Leiden University 'If one has time to read only one book on how to interpret the language of contemporary religious politics in Iran, this is it.' -Professor Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth CollegeASIAN AFFAIRSAnyone interested in post-revolutionary Iran will find this an absorbing book. Christopher Rundle

Ziba Mir-Hosseini is a social anthropologist and specialist in Islamic law. She is the author of Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran and Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law. RICHARD TAPPER is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and author of numerous books on Iran and the Middle East.

'Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari is among the increasing number of progressive clerics pushing for reform in the Islamic system.' -Le Monde 'A scholarly contribution of outstanding merit.' -Professor Ann Elizabeth Mayer, University of Pennsylvania 'The publication of this book is very important and timely.' -Professor Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd, Leiden University 'If one has time to read only one book on how to interpret the language of contemporary religious politics in Iran, this is it.' -Professor Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth CollegeASIAN AFFAIRSAnyone interested in post-revolutionary Iran will find this an absorbing book. Christopher Rundle

Ziba Mir-Hosseini is a social anthropologist and specialist in Islamic law. She is the author of Islam and Gender: The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran and Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law. RICHARD TAPPER is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and author of numerous books on Iran and the Middle East.

'Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari is among the increasing number of progressive clerics pushing for reform in the Islamic system.' -Le Monde 'A scholarly contribution of outstanding merit.' -Professor Ann Elizabeth Mayer, University of Pennsylvania 'The publication of this book is very important and timely.' -Professor Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd, Leiden University 'If one has time to read only one book on how to interpret the language of contemporary religious politics in Iran, this is it.' -Professor Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth CollegeASIAN AFFAIRSAnyone interested in post-revolutionary Iran will find this an absorbing book. Christopher Rundle