Soliman Magnificul – “al doilea Solomon”

Abstract

This article aims to discover how the imaginary descendants are perpetuated on command by emperors and kings. That is, how Soliman becomes the new Solomon, the new Alexander, the new Caesar in relation to the emulations of his empire when it reached its zenith, and in relation to the rivalry of the empire of the time and its emperor. In this way, at the level of copy, it is true that the imaginary is transposed into a reality that borders coarseness. In this slightly forced way of becoming, the biblical images of king Solomon are altered, and Solomon himself becomes part of a true mystification under the auspices of the Qur'anic and Islamic tradition. Although Soliman carries something of the refinement, wisdom, and opulence of the true Solomon, due to the mystification, two realities with the same diametrically opposed name are thus reached: Solomon and the new Solomon.

Keywords

• Soliman
• Suleyman
• king Solomon
• the new Solomon
• crown/tiara
• kingship