Friends of God : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood /

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"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 fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Renard, John, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Islamic hagiography > History and criticism.
Islamic legends > History and criticism.
Hagiographie islamique > Histoire et critique.
Légendes islamiques > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islamic hagiography
Islamic legends
Islam
Hagiografie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Beginnings both humble and spectacular
  • Conversation and asceticism on the road to sanctity
  • Dreams and visions, visitors and voices: God in touch with his friends
  • Miracles and marvels: God working through his friends
  • Mere mortals: friends and the human condition
  • Friends and their people: society and service to communities
  • Founding friends: authority, institutions, and the economics of intentional community
  • Where God's friends walked: revered sites and ritual settings
  • Friends in our world
  • Literary dimensions: genre, function, and hermeneutics
  • Theological dimensions: hagiography, faith and controversy.

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