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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.