Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion

ISBN-13: 9781403971302 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 326 str.

Gregory B. Stone

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction: A Comedy for Non-Christians PART ONE: VIRGIL'S HAPPINESS (DANTE, AL-FARABI, PHILOSOPHY) PART TWO: THE RIGHT PATH (DANTE'S UNIVERSALISM) Notes Works Cited

O autorze

GREGORY B. STONE is Professor of French, Italian and Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University, USA.