A Study of the Image of the Perfect King-Human in Didactic Prose Texts (Qābus-Nāmeh, Siyāsatnāmeh, ‎ Akhlāq-i Nāsirī, Saadi’s Gulestān and Soluk-olMoluk)

Mysticism and politics are two related categories that affect each other. The combination of the character of the king-ruler with the mystical perfect man is an instance of such influence. Seeking for the perfect human model, people attributed the Divine Farreh (a divine mystical force) and divine confirmation to the kings and considered the kings as the examples of this model. This model has similar characteristics with the model of the perfect man in theistic and non-theistic religions; including having Divine Farreh and being just, wise and sage. In this study, which is a content analysis study, the effect of mysticism on the formation of the image of perfect king-human has been studied in didactic texts (Qābus-Nāmeh, Siyāsatnāmeh (Book of Government), ‎Akhlāq-i Nāsirī (Nasirean Ethics), Saadi’s Gulestān and Soluk-olMoluk). The results indicated that Mystical attitude has played an important role in characterization of the king-ruler in non-mystical (or educational) texts. Accordingly, there are two different attitudes: 1. achievable perfect king-human; 2. unachievable perfect (or ideal) king-human. Based on results, the unachievable perfect king-human has only been considered in Solukol-Moluk.