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Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood
John Renard
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Description for Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood
Paperback. Offering a global overview of Islamic hagiography, this book describes the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith. It is suitable for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers - one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography. John Renard tells of the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith, whose stories of piety and service to God and humanity have captured hearts and minds for nearly fourteen hundred years.Renard's thematic approach to the major characters, narratives, social and cultural contexts, and theoretical concepts of this remarkable treasury of ... Read more
Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers - one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography. John Renard tells of the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith, whose stories of piety and service to God and humanity have captured hearts and minds for nearly fourteen hundred years.Renard's thematic approach to the major characters, narratives, social and cultural contexts, and theoretical concepts of this remarkable treasury of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520251984
SKU
V9780520251984
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About John Renard
John Renard is Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. He is author of Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims, Windows on the House of Islam (both from UC Press) and All the King's Falcons: Rumi on Prophets and Revelation among many other books.
Reviews for Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood
"This book should be a staple on library shelves and on graduate reading lists."
Stacy E. Holden The Historian "Reading this book is to step into ... a lively world where spiritual things matter and influence ordinary lives." Theology, Ethics And Philosophy "Renard's book has rendered a valuable service to the field of Islamic studies."
Alexander Knysh, University ... Read more
Stacy E. Holden The Historian "Reading this book is to step into ... a lively world where spiritual things matter and influence ordinary lives." Theology, Ethics And Philosophy "Renard's book has rendered a valuable service to the field of Islamic studies."
Alexander Knysh, University ... Read more