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Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]
Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of Men], written by Bibi Khanum Astarabadi (1858 or 59-1921) in 1894, first published in 1992. Vices of Men was Bibi Khanum’s response to Ta’dib al-niswan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisa’, a male-centered, often misogynous text in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. This text begins autobiographically with Bibi Khanum explaining her social and educational background. The text is composed of two sections; the first is a direct wittily angry response to Disciplining Women. The...
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The Heir of Haj Ghafur (A play)
The name of the play writer and the date are not indicated. The play is sarcastic and critical of family relations, inheritance, and marriage.
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Taʼdib al-nisaʼ [Disciplining women]
Ta’dib al-nisa’ [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisvan, is a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. According to Ruhangiz Karachi, the author of this text is most probably Khanlar Mirza Ihtisham al-Dawlah (d. 1861, a son of Fath 'Ali Shah). See "Who is the original author of Ta’dib al-nisvan?", Tarikh-i adabiyat, 65, 3 (summer 2010): 199-208.
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Kulsum nanah
The book of "Five ʻUlamaʼ" or "Kulsum nanah," attributed to Aqa Jamal Khansari, created originally in Safavid era. The author provides an account of women's beliefs and rituals and attributes them to five women, one of them named Kulsum nanah. The book is written in fifteen chapters, including: on ablution, on women's prayers, on fasting, on marriage, on the wedding night, on childbirth, on first bath after giving birth, on musical instruments and when they should be played, on wives and husbands relations, on foods for vows, to prevent evil eye, on mahrams, on acceptance of women's...
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Anthology [with The book of finding a spouse, and a satirical poem about women], 1887-1891
A collection of different topics by various authors, including Essay of Majdiyah, Oct 1887-Sept 1889; Essay of Good Deeds: in reply to Haji Mulla ʻAli by Haji Sayyid Hasan Vaʻiz and written in the hand of Mirza Nasr Allah, August 1889; Tazvijnamah [The Book of Finding a Spouse] by Mirza Muhammad Baqir Naji Qazvini, written in the hand of Mirza Nasr al-Allah, April 1890; Poems of Mulla Sadiq Mulla Rajab Isfahani, 1888 or 1889; Satirical poem about women, 15 September 1890; Poem on intimacy, written in the hand of Mirza Nasr al-Allah, August 1890; Writings of Haj Shaykh al-Ra'is Qajar,...
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Basat-i nishat
A sarcastic and male-centered essay in which noble women are "ugly" or old, and female slaves are pretty, kind and well-behaved.There are parts on men's desire for men and women's desire for women, vows of sisterhood, preparation of the bride and groom for the wedding night, wives and husbands relationships, etc. Parts of the document refer to Kulsum Nanah. At the end, there is a review of different types of pleasure according to their length.