‘Greed’ and ‘Justice’: Political Pathology of Monarchy in Firdausi’s Shahnameh
Subject Areas : Research in Theoritical Politics
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Abstract :
Firdausi’s attempt in Shahnameh to explore the causes of the rise and fall of powers in political history of Iran is based on a pathological explanation in the form of poetry. In the same way, he offers a criterion for maintenance and stability of political systems. Relying on ‘practical logic’ on the understanding of political thought. The present article reviews Firdausi’s political thought.
