Dante on Islam

Divine Retribution ( in Italian contrapasso) is clearly shown in canto 28 by showing the punishment of the sowers of schism and scandal in the 9th bolgia of circle 8. To begin this canto, Dante talks of the many wars in Puglia (southeastern Italy) and across the peninsula which have been known as the bloodiest. He does this to show that this 9th bolgia is far bloodier than these, and beyond description. Those in this bolgia are punished …

…prejudice, which was still widely practiced by Catholics less that 50 years ago, and is still today. It is not just by Catholics, and no one is innocent. It is the incessant notion of religious supremacy that has come to be believed by so many,who will not accept the idea of the validity of other religions. It is the idea of conformity that yields prejudice. Bibliography Dante's infeno, the first canticle of his Divine Comedy