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The Parable of the Three Rings and the Idea of Religious Toleration in European Culture

The Parable of the Three Rings and the Idea of Religious Toleration in European Culture

Shagrir, Iris
Goldberg, Ilana

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PhilosophyLiterary CriticismReligion General

ISBN10: 3030296970
ISBN13: 9783030296971
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jan 6 2021
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This 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.

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