%0 Journal Article %T ‘Greed’ and ‘Justice’: Political Pathology of Monarchy in Firdausi’s Shahnameh %J Pizhūhish-i siyāsat-i nazāri %I 1 %Z 2008-5796 %A %D 1388 %\ 1388/01/01 %V 5 %N 3 %P 1-10 %! ‘Greed’ and ‘Justice’: Political Pathology of Monarchy in Firdausi’s Shahnameh %K ‘greed’ ‘justice’ Iranshahri Firdausi %X 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. %U http://rimag.ir/fa/Article/11777