Format:
VIII, 372 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9780823263875
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9780823263868
Series Statement:
Dante's world : historicizing literary cultures of the Due and Trecento
Content:
"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"--
Content:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction
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Dante and Knowledge of the Qur'an. Translations of the Qur'an and other Islamic texts before Dante (Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries)
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Images of Islamic philosophy and learning in Dante. Philosophers, theologians, and the Islamic legacy in Dante: Inferno 4 versus Paradiso 4
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Images of Muammad in Dante. Dante's Muammad: parallels between Islam and Arianism
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Islam in Dante's Italy. Mendicants and Muslims in Dante's Florence
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Notes ; Index of references to Dante's major works ; General Index.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Romance Studies
Keywords:
Dante Alighieri 1265-1321
;
Islam
;
Koran
;
Muḥammad 570-632
;
Islamische Philosophie
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Ziolkowski, Jan M. 1956-
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