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OverviewThis book examines the premodern encounter between the three monotheistic religions through the unique prism of a premodern literary work-The Parable of the Three Rings-a poignant and charming tale of a father who had three sons and one precious ring. By tradition he was to bequeath the ring to his heir, but he loved his three sons equally - so he had two new rings made, crafted to be indistinguishable from the original, and on his deathbed gave a ring to each son. The narrator explains that the father is God, and his sons are the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims, each believing themselves to be the sole upholders of the true religion. A historical and literary study, the book offers a comprehensive discussion of the various guises of the Parable, from the early Middle Ages onwards, and highlights its capacity to reflect openness and pluralism in the interfaith encounter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Iris Shagrir , Ilana GoldbergPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030296971ISBN 10: 3030296970 Pages: 148 Publication Date: 06 January 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Medieval Underpinnings of an Enlightened Idea Chapter 1: The Earliest versions of the Three Rings Parable 1.1 Patriarch's Timothy's eighth-century 'Allegory of the Pearl' 1.2 Religious skepticism and toleration in early Islamic Thought 1.3 An inverted story: the legend of the Three Impostors 1.4 The parable and interreligious encounter in Medieval Spain Chapter 2: The Rings Parable in Latin Europe 2.1 The Exemplum of Etienne de Bourbon 2.2 Catholics encounter the religions of the East 2.2.1 Interreligious discourse in the Mongol Court 2.3 Western European reflections on religious truth Chapter 3: The Evolution of the parable in the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries 3.1 The parable at the end of the thirteenth century 3.1.1 Li dis dou vrai aniel and 3.1.2 The Gesta Romanorum 3.2 The early Renaissance versions of the parable in Italy as an expression of religious relativism 3.2.1 The Novellino 3.2.2 Bosone da Gubbio's Fortunatus Siculus 3.2.3 Boccaccio's Decameron: inspiration and influence 3.3 After Decameron: between conformity and tolerance 3.4 Religious discussion between the Byzantine emperor and a Muslim, 1391 Conclusion: Religious Encounter and religious opennessReviewsAuthor InformationIris Shagrir is Professor of History at the Open University of Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |