‘Greed’ and ‘Justice’: Political Pathology of Monarchy in Firdausi’s Shahnameh

Subject Areas : Research in Theoritical Politics

Received: 2016-02-15 Accepted : 2016-02-15 Published : 2009-03-21

Keywords: ‘greed’ ‘justice’ Iranshahri Firdausi,

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.

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‘Greed’ and ‘Justice’: Political Pathology of Monarchy in Firdausi’s Shahnameh