Dante and Islam
"Dante put Muhammad in one of the lowest circles of Hell. At the same time, the medieval Christian poet placed several Islamic philosophers much more honorably in Limbo. Furthermore, it has long been suggested that for much of the basic framework of the Divine Comedy Dante was indebted to apocr...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2015
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Dante's world : historicizing literary cultures of the Due and Trecento
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Dante Alighieri
> History and criticism
> Muḥammad
> In literature
> Dante Alighieri 1265-1321
> Muḥammad -632
> Islam in literature
> Islamic philosophy
> Islam and literature
> History
> Christianity and other religions
> Islam
> Relations
> Europe
> Civilization
> Aufsatzsammlung
> Dante
> Koran
> Islamische Philosophie
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Dante put Muhammad in one of the lowest circles of Hell. At the same time, the medieval Christian poet placed several Islamic philosophers much more honorably in Limbo. Furthermore, it has long been suggested that for much of the basic framework of the Divine Comedy Dante was indebted to apocryphal traditions about a "night journey" taken by Muhammad. Dante scholars have increasingly returned to the question of Islam to explore the often surprising encounters among religious traditions that the Middle Ages afforded. This collection of essays works through what was known of the Qur'an and of Islamic philosophy and science in Dante's day and explores the bases for Dante's images of Muhammad and Ali. It further compels us to look at key instances of engagement among Muslims, Jews, and Christians"-- "Dante put Muhammad in one of the lowest circles of Hell. At the same time, the medieval Christian poet placed several Islamic philosophers much more honorably in Limbo. Furthermore, it has long been suggested that for much of the basic framework of the Divine Comedy Dante was indebted to apocryphal traditions about a "night journey" taken by Muhammad. Dante scholars have increasingly returned to the question of Islam to explore the often surprising encounters among religious traditions that the Middle Ages afforded. This collection of essays works through what was known of the Qur'an and of Islamic philosophy and science in Dante's day and explores the bases for Dante's images of Muhammad and Ali. It further compels us to look at key instances of engagement among Muslims, Jews, and Christians"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 372 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780823263875 978-0-8232-6387-5 9780823263868 978-0-8232-6386-8 |