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The Medieval Reception of the Shāhnāma as a Mirror for Princes

The Medieval Reception of the Shāhnāma as a Mirror for Princes

Askari, Nasrin

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9004307907
ISBN13: 9789004307902
Publisher: Brill
Published: Aug 25 2016
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Nasrin Askari explores the medieval reception of Firdausī's Shāhnāma, or Book of Kings (completed in 1010 CE) as a mirror for princes. Through her examination of a wide range of medieval sources, Askari demonstrates that Firdausī'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 the Shāhnāma functions as a mirror for princes, Askari analyses the account about Ardashīr, the founder of the Sasanian dynasty, as an ideal king in the Shāhnāma. 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 Ardashīr.

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