Counsel for Kings : Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volume I: The Nasihat al-muluk of Pseudo-Mawardi: Contexts and Themes /

A textual and contextual study of an early Arabic mirror for princesMirrors 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 re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Marlow, Louise (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Colección:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature : ESCAL
Temas:
Islamic Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Notes on Transliteration and Dates
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • Part I Situating the Text
  • 1 An Early Samanid View of History: The Dating of Na,īªat al-mulūk
  • 2 A Liminal Setting: The Location of Na,īªat al-mulūk
  • Part II Governance and Society
  • 3 Kingship and Governance: Concepts and Terminology
  • 4 Intermediaries and Networks
  • Part III The Religious Landscape
  • 5 Multiplicity and Rhetoric
  • 6 Religion and the Samanid Amirs
  • 7 The Afflictions of the Kingdom and their Remedies
  • 8 The Religious Sensibility of Nasihat al-mulūk
  • Notes
  • Index

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