Partake of another culture the things that are good for you; shun what is bad for you. That’s what Petrus Alfonsi did:
I have read the books of the Muslims, written their language, and was always nurtured by them, but it is not proper on that account that I should follow their religion.
(Quoted from page 77 of The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture, by Jerrilynn D. Dodds et al. Yale University Press, 2008.)
One aspect of Muslim culture we should all want to partake of its art. For a sample of Muslim art, click here.
For a brief biography of Petrus Alfonsi, click here. For a brief biography of Jerrilynn D. Dodds, click here.
I have read the books of the Muslims, written their language, and was always nurtured by them, but it is not proper on that account that I should follow their religion.
(Quoted from page 77 of The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture, by Jerrilynn D. Dodds et al. Yale University Press, 2008.)
One aspect of Muslim culture we should all want to partake of its art. For a sample of Muslim art, click here.
For a brief biography of Petrus Alfonsi, click here. For a brief biography of Jerrilynn D. Dodds, click here.
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