Mahomet the prophet, or, fanaticism : a tragedy in five acts /
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".
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New York :
Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.,
[1964], ©1964.
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| Series: | Milestones of thought in the history of ideas.
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| Summary: | 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". |
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PQ 2077 .M2 E52
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