Counsel for Kings : : Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volume II: The Nasihat al-muluk of Pseudo-Mawardi: Texts, Sources and Authorities / / L. Marlow.
A textual and contextual study of an early Arabic mirror for princes Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the same time they assert that the king, if he is truly virtuous, will appreciate being r...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature : ESCAL
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
- 1 The Presentation of Counsel
- 2 Sources and Authorities: The Living Meaning of Ancient Wisdom
- PART II THE THREE GOVERNANCES: TRANSLATIONS AND COMMENTARY
- 3 The King's Self-governance
- 4 The Governance of the Élites
- 5 The Governance of the Common People
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index