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Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
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Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
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This book shows that Dante's project for" "the establishment of a
peaceful global human community founded on religious pluralism is
rooted in the Arabo-Islamic philosophical tradition--a tradition
exemplified by al-Farabi's declaration that "it is possible that
excellent nations and excellent cities exist whose religions
differ." Part One offers an approach to Dante's "Comedy" in the
light of al-Farabi's notion of the relation between religion and
imagination. Part Two argues that, for Dante, the afterlife is not
reserved exclusively for Christians. A key figure throughout is the
Muslim philosopher Averroes, whose thinking on the relation between
religion and philosophy is a model for Dante's pragmatic
understanding of religion. The book poses a challenge to the
current orthodoxies of Dante scholarship by offering an alternative
to the theological approach that has dominated interpretations of
the "Comedy" for the past half century. It also serves as a general
introduction to Dante's thought and will be of interest to readers
wishing to explore the Islamic roots of Western values.
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