The role of religious and political institutions in the stability of governments in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and it's comparison with Weber's thories governors
Subject Areas :
1 - Ritired
Keywords: Shahnameh, Ferdowsi, Max Weber, modern Government,
Abstract :
In this article,the influence of religious and political institutions on the stability of governments is examined as one of the most important components of political life and also one of the main factors of the authority and stability of governments. In this study,we compare the religious and political institutions mentioned in the Shahnameh and the history of old Iranshahri,as well as the political institutions effective in the stability of governments from the point of view of Weber,one of the most important western thinkers. It has been submitted and will be paid. In this article, the method of text analysis has been used and the theory of Leo Strauss regarding the study of ancient texts has been taken into consideration .The theoretical conclusion of this article is that religious and political institutions have a decisive role in the survival of governments,but depending on the macro policies of the government,its effect on the stability of the governments varies,that is, political institutions play a role in relation to the macro policies of the governments. In an ideological government, political institutions are at the disposal of the rulers, and through those political institutions, they apply the ideology of the continuation of domination and in other words the stability of the government.In this type of government,expertise is generally sacrificed for commitment to ideology,while in democratic governments Political institutions, based on a pre-defined and organized system, work to improve the methods of good governance of the country,circulation of elites and improvement of citizens' lives.
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