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Research Article

Marriage and divorce law in Pre-Islamic Persia. Legal status of the Sassanid’ woman (224–651 AD)

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Article: 1703430 | Received 01 Nov 2019, Accepted 05 Dec 2019, Published online: 23 Dec 2019

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