The medieval reception of the Shahnama as a mirror for princes /
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 a...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2016.
Series:
Studies in Persian Cultural History
09.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (398 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004307919 |
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