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Counsel for kings : wisdom and politics in tenth-century Iran / L. Marlow.
LIBRA JC385 .M37 2016 v.I-v.II
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marlow, Louise, author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education of princes--Early works to 1800.
- Education of princes.
- Kings and rulers.
- Islamic Empire--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800.
- Islamic Empire.
- Iran--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800.
- Iran.
- Kings and rulers--Duties.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- A textual and contextual study of an early Arabic mirror for princes Mirrors 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 reminded of the contingency of his power. The unknown author of the Counsel for Kings studied in this book wrote in a distinctive early tenth-century Iranian environment. He deploys an abundant set of cultural materials representing 'perennial wisdom' of mixed provenances, which he reinvigorates by applying them to the circumstances of his own time and place. The first volume situates Counsel for Kings in its historical context. The second volume gives direct access to a substantial portion of the text through translation and commentary. Key Features Integrates the evidence of Counsel for Kings with established materials for the study of Samanid history, Demonstrates the interplay of mirrors for princes with other forms of literary expression, such as anthologies of adab, historiographical, theological, philosophical and homiletic writings, encyclopaedic works and poetry Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. The Naṣīḥat al-mulūk of Pseudo-Māwardī : contexts and themes
- Volume 2. The Naṣīḥat al-mulūk of Pseudo-Māwardī : texts, sources and authorities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.
- ISBN:
- 0748696903
- 9780748696901
- 074869756X
- 9780748697564
- 9780748696987
- 0748696989
- OCLC:
- 951214563
- Publisher Number:
- 99969661674
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