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Original Articles

Persian tales on the couch: Notes on folktales as the mirror of the contemporary cultural struggles with gender and sexuality

Pages 115-124 | Received 14 Mar 2017, Accepted 19 Dec 2017, Published online: 23 Mar 2018

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