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Sažetak
Perzijski sufija i pjesnik Muhammed Dželaluddin Belhi (1207–1273), poznat i kao Rumi, nudi jednu od najopsežnijih i najznačajnijih teorija tolerancije.1 Ovaj članak propituje Rumijevu teoriju, smještajući je u historijski kontekst i ispitujući njene različite argumente. On nas podsjeća na to da je tolerancija prethodila liberalizmu ne samo u svojstvu politike nego i jezika. Članak pruža dokaze da je Rumijeva odbrana tolerancije mnogo primjenjivija nego većina najranijih modernih teorija tolerancije.
Islamic language of tolerance
Rumi’s critique of religious persecution
Cyrus Masroori
Abstract
Persian Sufi and poet Muhammad Jalaluddin Balhi (1207–1273), also known as Rumi, offers one of the most comprehensive and significant theories of tolerance. This paper examines Rumi’s theory by placing it in the historical context and questioning its different arguments. He reminds us that tolerance preceded liberalism, not just as politics but as language as well. The article provides proofs that Rumi’s defense of tolerance is more easily applicable than the majority of earliest modern theories of tolerance.
Keywords: religion and politics, politics and history, political thought, philosophy
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