Dante's Pluralism and the Islamic Philosophy of Religion

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.

Autorentext
GREGORY B. STONE is Professor of French, Italian and Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: A Comedy for Non-Christians PART ONE: VIRGIL'S HAPPINESS (DANTE, AL-FARABI, PHILOSOPHY) PART TWO: THE RIGHT PATH (DANTE'S UNIVERSALISM) Notes Works Cited