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In Dante's inferno, he encounters Mohammed in hell, implying that he was responsible for the violence of Islam. This is seen a provocative to muslim readers so
by belval 6y ago
In Dante's inferno, he encounters Mohammed in hell, implying that he was responsible for the violence of Islam. This is seen a provocative to muslim readers so they edited it out.
- SuperNinKenDo 6y agoHe is clearly in hell for being a heretic in Dante's eyes, not because he was "responsible for the violence of Islam".
- belval 6y ago"sown discord on the earth" is a bit stronger than simply calling someone an heretic.
- SuperNinKenDo 6y agoEven if I accepted that, and I don't considering you're talking about a medieval Catholic, they would have been part-and-parcel for Dante if my understanding of his views on politics and religion are reasonably calibrated.
- hiyer 6y agoHeretics belonged in the 6th Circle, and Mohammed was in the 8th, so clearly Dante thought he had done something more than just heresy.