Law in the Crisis of Empire
A Sasanian Example
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12957488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yaakov Elman (Yeshiva University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 101-114 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18747167-12341251 |
| OpenAlex | W2074160262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Except for a century or so beginning with Alexander’s invasion, one or another Iranian dynasty ruled a vast empire for some 1200 years—and then vanished with disconcerting speed in only a few short years in the aftermath of the Arab invasion. The following remarks attempt an explanation for this rapid demise. In particular, I intend to isolate two important factors that contributed mightily to that process, factors which, in my opinion, are reflected in perhaps the most important document dating from that short period: the so-called Sasanian Lawbook, the Mādiyān ī Hazār Dādestān , the “Book of a Thousand Decisions.” This book reveals the attempts of Sasanian jurists to cope with 1.) a demographic crisis brought on by the constant wars of the sixth century and the Black Plague, and 2.) a crisis of liquidity
Ancient history · Demise · Empire · Plague (disease · Political science · Ancient Near East History · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |