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The Crusher of Heresy and the Symbol of Justice: Anushirvan in Islamic Historiography
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Mohammad-Taghi Imanpour *   , Zohair Siyamian Gorji , Sanaz Rahim-Beiki |
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Abstract: (2389 Views) |
The concept of Justice in the Islamic Middle Ages thought was based on keeping order in society and having virtue politicians with high merit. Accordingly, based on this thought, the most important role of a ruler was to stand firm against the heretics and those broke the rule of law and order in society. In other words, suppression of the heretics was a kind of justice and brought the title of “the just” for rulers. The title of the that Anushirvan has received from Moslem historiographers in the Middle ages in fact, originated from such a kind of thought and idea; because he could suppress Mazdakians uprising as a heretic movement. It seems this factor has had an important role in calling Anushirvan as a just king, though other factors also can not be ignored.
However, by using the hermeneutic methodology, in this paper it has been tried to examine the reflection of Anushirvan character as a just king in Islamic historiography in the Middle Ages and find out why and how he got such a position. In other words, in this paper the writer has tried to demonstrate that calling Anushirvan as a just king in Islamic historiography is not based on historical facts, but originated form the concept of justice among Moslem historians.
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| Keywords: Islamic Historiography Texts, Anushirvan, Justice, Just, narration, story |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Islamic History
Received: 2017/08/30 | Accepted: 2017/08/30 | Published: 2017/08/30 | ePublished: 2017/08/30
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