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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961614303321

Autore

Stone Gregory B. <1961->

Titolo

Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion / / by G. Stone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

9786611369729

9781281369727

1281369721

9781403983091

1403983097

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 326 p.)

Collana

The new Middle Ages

Disciplina

851/.1

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

European literature - Renaissance, 1450-1600

Europe - History

History, Modern

Islam

European literature

Philosophy of Religion

Early Modern and Renaissance Literature

European History

Modern History

European Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.