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ادیان یونانی و رومی:
Dietrich, B. C. (1965). Death, Fate and the Gods, London.
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یهودیت:
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اسلام:
Asín Palacios, Miguel (1926). Islam and the Divine Comedy, Translated by Harold Sunderland, London.
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