The Role of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh in Construction of the Identity of the Iranian People and their International Attitude

The elevated place of Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings in creating and developing the structures of the Iranian Identity has served as an appropriate ground for identifying the depths of the Iranian’s collective spirit. For this, the deeper this important work is studied the more it offers an insight into and helps grasp the inner nature of the Iranian world view from the point of international relations. In other words, maybe no other written work can prove as effective as Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings in reflecting the desires and ideals of the Iranian individual in the wake of history and existence. Therefore, this article is an attempt to showcase the manifestation of certain identity-related elements of Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings in the present Identity and international world view of the Iranian individual