identity in ilkhanid era on the basis of manuel castell's theory the case study: discourse analysis of khwaja nasīr al-dīn tūsī extracted from doctoral thesis titled: "the discourse of iranshar idea in the art of ilkhanids"

khwaja nasīr al-dīn tūsī is accused, by many, of collaborating with the mongol invaders and legitimizing their domination (power). using the identity theory of manuel castells and discourse theory, the present essay hypothesizes that khwaja nasīr has tried to create iranian identity utilizing the archetypes of iranshahr and has founded a programmed identity that was later followed by other bureaucratic characters such as rashīd al-dīn fadlullāh hamadānī and also his son qiyas al-din mohammad.