Comparative Study of Ferdowsi’s Utopia in Shah Nameh and Thomas Moor’s Utopia

Abstract

Thomas Moor, English politician, is the first one who used the term “utopia”. His utopia is the one of the best examples of utopia in European history. Ferdowsi shahnameh which is a masterpiece about the glory of Iran was created by the influence of chaotic environment and includes Ferdowsi’s worldview that can be one of the best utopias as Ferdowsi’s utopia. This research aimed to study these two utopias comparatively and achieve their common and different aspects as two western and eastern utopias. Worshiping Lord, wisdom and justice, edification and emphasis on gaining knowledge are of the most important common aspects of these two utopias. Religion is the most important difference between these two utopias which makes differences between them. The methodology in this study is using library and the attained goals were categorized by descriptive-analytic method.