JUDICIAL CONTRADICTIONS IN ARDAKHSËR’S SUCCESSION
JUDICIAL CONTRADICTIONS IN ARDAKHSËR’S SUCCESSION
Author(s): János JANYSubject(s): Cultural history, History of Law, Civil Law, Ancient World, Middle Ages
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: History of the Sasanian Empire; private law; marriage; legitimacy; Kar-namag;
Summary/Abstract: The Middle Persian Deeds of Ardakhsër Son of Päbag (Kär-nämag i Ardakhsër i Päbagän) contains the story of Ardakhsër, later the founder of the Sasanian dynasty. The author of this article analyzed the judicial relevant data of the epic and compared them with the Zoroastrian customs and Sasanian jurisprudence. The contradictions found led him to doubt the legitimacy of the first Sasanian king.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 54/2001
- Issue No: 2-3
- Page Range: 203-209
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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