Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran

Volume II: The Naṣīḥat al-mulūk of Pseudo-Māwardī: Texts, Sources and Authorities

AvL. Marlow,L. Marlow

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book studies the Counsel for Kings as an illuminating commentary on the milieu and polity in which it was written and as a composition that seeks to persuade by drawing allusions between the diverse repertoire of wisdom literature available to the author and his audience and the circumstances of the author s time and place.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:585 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474426428

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L. Marlow is Professor of Religion and Program Director for Middle Eastern Studies and Wellesley College.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. The Cultural Landscape; Chapter 1. The Presentation of Advice; Chapter 2. Sources and Authorities: The Living Meaning of Ancient Wisdom; Part II. The Three Governances: Translations and Commentary; Chapter 3. Governance of the Self; Chapter 4. Governance of the Élites; Chapter 5. Governance of the Common People; Conclusion; Notes; Index of Qurʾanic verses; Bibliography; Index.