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- Dante and Islam
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Fordham University Press
summary
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. _x000B__x000B_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.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-28
- Approaches to a Controversy
- Dante and Islamic Culture
- pp. 45-64
- Dante and Knowledge of the Qur’an
- Images of Islamic Philosophy and Learning in Dante
- Images of Muḥammad in Dante
- Muḥammad in Hell
- pp. 178-190
- Islam in Dante’s Italy
- Mendicants and Muslims in Dante’s Florence
- pp. 193-213
- Dante and the Three Religions
- pp. 214-234
- The Last Muslims in Italy
- pp. 235-250
- Bibliography
- pp. 345-346
- Contributors
- pp. 347-350
- Index of References to Dante’s Major Works
- pp. 351-354
- General Index
- pp. 355-374
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823263905
Related ISBN(s)
9780823263868
MARC Record
OCLC
894102085
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2014-10-30
Language
English
Open Access
No