Medieval Muslim Mirrors for Princes: An Anthology of Arabic, Persian and Turkish Political Advice

ISBN-13: 9781108425650 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Marlow, Louise

Opis

Introduces some major examples of the medieval Arabic, Persian and Turkish mirror for princes literatures, in their historical and intellectual contexts.

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. The Arabic, Persian and Turkish mirror literatures; 2. Contexts; 3. Texts and authors; 4. Editions and translations; Part II. Texts: 5. The nature of sovereignty; 6. The king's person and character; 7. Foundations of royal authority and principles of governance; 8. The practice of good governance; 9. Problems in the kingdom and their remedies; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.