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Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion / by G. Stone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, Gregory B., 1961-
- Series:
- New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- The new Middle Ages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Religion.
- European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- European literature.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- History, Modern.
- Islam.
- Philosophy of Religion.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- European Literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Philosophy of Religion.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- European History.
- Modern History.
- Islam.
- European Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (VII, 326 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the Islamic roots of the Western values of tolerance and religious pluralism, and considers Dante from the perspective of the Arab-Islamic philosophical tradition. It examines the relations between Islamic and Western thought, the historical origins of Western values, and the tradition of tolerance in classical Islamic thought.
- Contents:
- Cover
- DANTE'S PLURALISM AND THE ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
- CONTENTS
- Introduction: A Comedy For Non-Christians
- Part I Virgil's Happiness (Dante, Al-Farabi, Philosophy)
- Part II The Right Path (Dante's Universalism)
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611369729
- 9781281369727
- 1281369721
- 9781403983091
- 1403983097
- OCLC:
- 647537318
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