Justārī dar adabīyāt-i afsānah: barrasī-i mafhūm, zamān, siyāsat dar Panjah Tantarah

This scholarly work by Javād Nizhād Bakhsh, titled Justārī dar adabīyāt-i afsānah, offers a profound investigation into the intersection of politics, time, and conceptual frameworks within the Panjah Tantarah, more widely known in the Persian tradition as Kalīlah va Dimnah. Published in Gurgān by Nawrūzī in 1395 (2016), the text serves as a critical bridge between classical literary structures and contemporary socio-political crises. Nizhād Bakhsh delves into the personalisation of power and the narrative markers of autocracy, genocide, and terrorism as hidden or overt themes within these ancient fables. By deconstructing the conceptual history and the historical mindsets embedded in the text, the author provides a fresh existential and political reading of Persian heritage. This 92-page study is essential for researchers of Politics in literature and those interested in the enduring influence of Indian and Persian didactic traditions on the modern Īrānī intellectual landscape.