Islam and the Divine Comedy

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Author

Asín Palacios, Miguel, 1871-1944

Title

Islam and the Divine comedy

Original Publication

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1926.

Credits

Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

Comparative literature -- Italian and Arabic

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77789

Release Date

January 26, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.DEDICATION
3. 3.INTRODUCTION By the Duke of Alba
4. 4.AUTHOR’S PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL SPANISH EDITION
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.ISLAM AND THE DIVINE COMEDY
7. 7.PART I THE LEGEND OF THE NOCTURNAL JOURNEY AND ASCENSION OF MAHOMET COMPARED WITH THE DIVINE COMEDY
8. 8.PART I THE LEGEND OF THE NOCTURNAL JOURNEY AND ASCENSION OF MAHOMET COMPARED WITH THE DIVINE COMEDY
9. 9.I The Origin of the Legend
10. 10.II First Cycle—Versions of the “Isra,” or Nocturnal Journey
11. 11.III Second Cycle—Versions of the “Miraj” or Ascension
12. 12.IV Third Cycle—Fusion of the Versions of the “Isra” and the “Miraj”
13. 13.V Theological Commentaries on the Legend
14. 14.VI Adaptations from the Legend, mainly Mystical Allegories
15. 15.VII Literary Imitations of the Legend
16. 16.VIII Summary of Comparisons
17. 17.PART II THE DIVINE COMEDY COMPARED WITH OTHER MOSLEM LEGENDS ON THE AFTER-LIFE
18. 18.PART II THE DIVINE COMEDY COMPARED WITH OTHER MOSLEM LEGENDS ON THE AFTER-LIFE
19. 19.I Introduction
20. 20.II The Moslem Limbo in the Divine Comedy
21. 21.III The Moslem Hell in the Divine Comedy
22. 22.IV The Moslem Hell in the Divine Comedy — continued
23. 23.V The Moslem Hell in the Divine Comedy (Conclusion)
24. 24.VI The Moslem Purgatory in the Divine Comedy
25. 25.VII The Earthly Paradise of Islam in the Divine Comedy.
26. 26.VIII The Celestial Paradise of Islam in the Divine Comedy
27. 27.IX The Celestial Paradise of Islam in the Divine Comedy—(Conclusion)
28. 28.X Synthesis of all the Partial Comparisons
29. 29.PART III MOSLEM FEATURES IN THE CHRISTIAN LEGENDS PRECURSORY OF THE DIVINE COMEDY
30. 30.PART III MOSLEM FEATURES IN THE CHRISTIAN LEGENDS PRECURSORY OF THE DIVINE COMEDY
31. 31.I Introduction
32. 32.II Legends of Visions of Hell
33. 33.III Legends of Visions of Hell — continued
34. 34.IV Legends of Visions of Hell (Conclusion)
35. 35.V Legends on the Weighing of Souls
36. 36.VI Legends of Paradise
37. 37.VII Legends of Sea Voyages
38. 38.VIII Legends of Sleepers
39. 39.IX Legends of the Respite from Torture
40. 40.X Legends of the Debate Between Angels and Devils for Possession of the Soul
41. 41.PART IV PROBABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF ISLAMIC MODELS TO CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND PARTICULARLY TO DANTE
42. 42.PART IV PROBABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF ISLAMIC MODELS TO CHRISTIAN EUROPE AND PARTICULARLY TO DANTE
43. 43.I. Introduction
44. 44.II Communication Between Islam and Christian Europe During the Middle Ages
45. 45.III Transmission of the Moslem Legends on the After-Life to Christian Europe and Dante
46. 46.IV The Attraction Felt by Dante towards Arabic Cultures Confirms the Hypothesis of Imitation
47. 47.V The Close Resemblance Between Dante and the Mystic, Ibn Arabi of Murcia, Furnishes Further Proof of the Thesis of Imitation
48. 48.FOOTNOTES
49. 49.BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
50. 50.INDEX

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