The medieval reception of the Shahnama as a mirror for princes / / Nasrin Askari.
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...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Persian Cultural History, Volume 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Persian cultural history ;
Volume 9. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (409 pages). |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004307915 |
| ISSN: | 2210-3554 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Nasrin Askari. |