A Study of the Typology of the Treaty and the Representation of its Functions in Nezami Ganjavi’s Khamseh

Khamseh of Nezami Ganjavi includes various collections in the types of lyrical, mystical, moral, etc. literature. In each of the works, the poet deals with issues according to the audience's understanding and insight and describes some of the beliefs and rituals of human society, especially Iran. One of these rituals is covenanting and swearing, which sometimes has a two-dimensional aspect in the military intellectual structure and sometimes stops at the superstructure level. In the present study, with reference to library resources and descriptive-analytical method, the types of treaties and their functions in Khamseh of Nezami have been explored and studied. The results show that at a general glance, treaties are divided into written and unwritten categories. The written form includes a political and security pact, a marriage pact and a pact to retain power. The unwritten type has sub-branches which are: moral covenant (shame and loyalty), princely pact, motivational pact, cooperation pact, peace and subjugation pact, democracy pact, covenant pact, divine pact, secret pact and a pact of allegiance to the king. The diversity that exists in this category confirms that the pact in Khamseh of Nezami is beyond a purely social matter, and the categories of cognition and knowledge, moral and educational, political and security, religious and doctrinal, etc. are tied to it.