Sotto `l velame:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Sotto `l velame: "
Bridget Pupillo W. C. C. Stephens

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1103938
Doc. No	:	TLpq1178863005
Main Entry	:	Bridget Pupillo
	:	W. C. C. Stephens
Title & Author	:	Sotto `l velame:\ Bridget PupilloW. C. C. Stephens
College	:	The Johns Hopkins University
Date	:	2012
student score	:	2012
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Page No	:	315
Abstract	:	This dissertation project comparatively analyzes two literary journeys to the afterlife: the first by Dante Alighieri in his famous poem, the Commedia ; the second by the prophet of Islam as outlined in the Kitab al-Mi 'raj (`Book of the Stair'), an Islamic eschatological treatise whose Latin translation Dante likely accessed as a source of inspiration for his poem. My investigation seeks to delineate the structural, thematic and discursive correlations between the Commedia , the Kitab al-Mi'raj , and earlier ascent narratives from the Judeo-Christian apocalyptic tradition. Furthermore, it considers the ways in which the authors of these two medieval texts utilize the apocalyptic framework to convey an identical doctrine of mystical ascent and divine union. Debunking the presumption that medieval Christian Europe operated as a closed-door culture, this project brings to light the convivial exchange of ideas that took place among the peoples of the three Abrahamic faiths, resulting in a rich literary tradition that bridged cultural and religious boundaries.
Subject	:	Commedia
	:	Dante Alighieri
	:	Italy
	:	Kitab al-Mi'raj
	:	Language, literature and linguistics
	:	Philosophy, religion and theology