Associate Professor, Linguistics, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Abstract
Books of advices (andarznamih) occupy are an important part of Pahlavi’s middle- Persian written texts corpus. Words of advices reflect ethical and social issues and introduce modes of thinking, ways of speaking and behaviors pertaining to a different era. In Sassanid times, writings and speeches with ethical and social contents enjoyed a unique status. Books of advices are not only found in the pre-Islamic Sassanid environment, but are extensively present In Persian literature as well as in Arabic writings compiled by Persian authors. It can be argued that such literary works are characteristics of eastern literature. In order to assess the extent of the influence of books of advices on various areas of Persian literature, we will rely upon epic literature particularly the Shanamih of Firdowsi and the work of Ibn Miskawayh entitled eternal wisdom (javidan khirad); we will also turn our attention to Persian proverbs and words of wisdom from eminent poets and writers like Sa’adi Shirazi.
Mir Fakhrayi, M. (2011). Elements of Pahlavi’s “Books of Advices” in Irano-Islamic
Literature and Wisdom Words. Classical Persian Literature, 3(1), 107-119.
MLA
Mahshid Mir Fakhrayi. "Elements of Pahlavi’s “Books of Advices” in Irano-Islamic
Literature and Wisdom Words". Classical Persian Literature, 3, 1, 2011, 107-119.
HARVARD
Mir Fakhrayi, M. (2011). 'Elements of Pahlavi’s “Books of Advices” in Irano-Islamic
Literature and Wisdom Words', Classical Persian Literature, 3(1), pp. 107-119.
VANCOUVER
Mir Fakhrayi, M. Elements of Pahlavi’s “Books of Advices” in Irano-Islamic
Literature and Wisdom Words. Classical Persian Literature, 2011; 3(1): 107-119.
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