The Medieval Reception of the Shāhnāma as a Mirror for Princes
Nasrin Askari
Nasrin Askari explores the medieval reception of Firdaus sSh hn ma, orBook of Kings(completed in 1010 CE) as a mirror for princes. Through her examination of a wide range of medieval sources, Askari demonstrates that Firdaus s oeuvre was primarily understood as a book of wisdom and advice for kings and courtly elites. In order to illustrate the ways in which theSh hn mafunctions as a mirror for princes, Askari analyses the account about Ardash r, the founder of the Sasanian dynasty, as an ideal king in theSh hn ma. Within this context, she explains why the idea of the union of kingship and religion, a major topic in almost all medieval Persian mirrors for princes, has often been attributed to Ardash r."
Година:
2016
Издание:
Hardcover
Издателство:
Brill
Език:
english
Страници:
398
ISBN 10:
9004307907
ISBN 13:
9789004307902
Файл:
PDF, 3.16 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016