Download or read book Fanaticism or Mohammed the prophet written by Voltaire and published by Newcomb Livraria Press. This book was released on with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation directly from the original French manuscript of Voltaire's 1741 "Fanaticism, or Mohammed the prophet". This edition also contains supplemental material on Voltaire including an afterword by the translator, a timeline of Voltaire's life and works, summaries of each of the works in his corpus, and a glossary of Philosophic Terminology used by Voltaire. This tragedy was a favorite of Nietzsche who wrote in Human, All Too Human: "One only has to read Voltaire's Mahomet [Fanaticism] from time to time to see clearly in one's mind what has been lost once and for all to European culture through that breaking off of tradition. Voltaire was the last of the great dramatists who tamed his many-faceted soul, which was also able to withstand the greatest tragic storms, by means of Greek measures".
Download or read book Le Fanatisme Ou Mahomet Le Prophete written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Mahomet the Prophet written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The play is a study of religious fanaticism and self-serving manipulation based on an episode in the traditional biography of Muhammad in which he orders the murder of his critics. Voltaire described the play as "written in opposition to the founder of a false and barbarous sect".
Download or read book Fanaticism Or Mahomet the Prophet written by Voltaire and published by Litwin Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new translation of Voltaire's melodrama, originally titled, Le fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophete, intended for a modern, English-speaking audience, with introductory materials explaining the play in its historical context and Voltaire's relation to Islam"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Faces of Muhammad written by John Tolan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of Muhammad In European culture, Muhammad has been vilified as a heretic, an impostor, and a pagan idol. But these aren’t the only images of the Prophet of Islam that emerge from Western history. Commentators have also portrayed Muhammad as a visionary reformer and an inspirational leader, statesman, and lawgiver. In Faces of Muhammad, John Tolan provides a comprehensive history of these changing, complex, and contradictory visions. Starting from the earliest calls to the faithful to join the Crusades against the “Saracens,” he traces the evolution of Western conceptions of Muhammad through the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and up to the present day. Faces of Muhammad reveals a lengthy tradition of positive portrayals of Muhammad that many will find surprising. To Reformation polemicists, the spread of Islam attested to the corruption of the established Church, and prompted them to depict Muhammad as a champion of reform. In revolutionary England, writers on both sides of the conflict drew parallels between Muhammad and Oliver Cromwell, asking whether the prophet was a rebel against legitimate authority or the bringer of a new and just order. Voltaire first saw Muhammad as an archetypal religious fanatic but later claimed him as an enemy of superstition. To Napoleon, he was simply a role model: a brilliant general, orator, and leader. The book shows that Muhammad wears so many faces in the West because he has always acted as a mirror for its writers, their portrayals revealing more about their own concerns than the historical realities of the founder of Islam.
Download or read book Mythologies of the Prophet Muhammad in Early Modern English Culture written by Matthew Dimmock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the figure of the Prophet Muhammad was misrepresented in English and wider Christian culture between 1480 and 1735. By tracing the ways in which 'Mahomet' was written and rewritten, contested and celebrated, this study explores notions of identity and religion, and the resonances of this history today.
Download or read book Mahomet the Prophet Or Fanaticism written by Voltaire and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1985-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fanaticism written by Alan Bryson and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fanaticism turns the world on its head. It transforms the healing prescription of a messenger of God into noxious poison. In the middle of the 19th century in Persia, the founder of the Baha'I Faith described fanaticism as a world-devouring fire. He revealed a system for overcoming fanaticism which summons us to look beyond race, gender, religion, ethnicity and nationality and see ourselves as citizens of a unified world, owing our existence to a common Creator. This declaration produced a fierce fanatical reaction in Persia, where over 20,000 people who answered the call were brutally murdered in a wave of state-sanctioned persecution. Now over a century later, millions have embraced this unifying vision. This book will help you to understand why. Especially for those concerned with the outwardly intractable conflict between Muslims, Jews, and Christians, this book offers a beacon of light in these seemingly dark and hopeless times.
Download or read book My Son the Fanatic written by Hanif Kureishi and published by Hueber Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mahomet written by Voltaire and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahomet is a play by the French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire. The play is a critique of religious fanaticism and intolerance, and features a portrayal of the founder of Islam, Muhammad. Despite being a work of fiction written in the 18th century, the play raises important questions about the nature of religious belief and its relation to violence and conflict. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of ideas, religion, and the Enlightenment. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The All Embracing Message of Islam written by Sheikh Elnayyal Abu Groon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The All-Embracing Message of Islam reflects a glimpse of the message of all prophets, from Adam till Muhammad, clarifying that its nature is mercy, its aim is morality, and its purpose is happiness of people in this world and the one after. This compelling insight emphasizes that the context of interpretation and practice of this message should be its nature, aim, and purpose. It also pointed out that the Prophet Muhammad was sent as the exemplar of this message to all humanity to renounce religious fanaticism and enjoy compassion, love, and peaceful coexistence, which are most welcome in todays turbulent world.
Download or read book The Lives of Muhammad written by Kecia Ali and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kecia Ali delves into the many ways the Prophet’s life story has been told from the earliest days of Islam to the present, by both Muslims and non-Muslims. Emphasizing the major transformations since the nineteenth century, she shows that far from being mutually opposed, these various perspectives have become increasingly interdependent.
Download or read book Mohammed and Mohammedanism written by Reginald Bosworth Smith and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Truth about Islam written by Muhammad Badre and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mohammed written by Tor Andrae and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential survey of the origins, tenets, and substance of Islam, this biographical classic encompasses the rich diversity of Mohammed's influence, exploring not only his impact on religion and history but also his political and social relevance. Comprehensive in scope and even-handed in perspective, this is one of the finest volumes available in English about Islam. "A book of permanent value ... should be studied by every generation of students in courses on religion."--The Moslem World.
Download or read book The Life and Teachings of Mohammed written by Syed Ameer Ali and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Apology for the Life and Character of the Celebrated Prophet of Arabia Called Mohamed Or the Illustrious written by Godfrey Higgins and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
