AGREEMENT AS SYMBOLIC VALUE IN ABU?L-QASIM FERDOWSI’S SHAHNAMEH

The article describes Abu?l-Qasim Ferdowsi offering several basic types of social contract. Howev- er, we meet many other forms and types of private contracts, which are mainly related to the word. According to Ferdowsi contract is an agreement to be followed, as it comprises the trust of parties relying on the fact that each of them, limiting himself can reach universally valid truth that is acceptable to both sides. The author notes that the price of the contract and its value is seen differently in Shahnameh depending on who is its carrier. We can say that they all are relying on the contract, which is based on Zoroastrian principles, but the question is how durable is the contract in different contexts?