"I know of no other work in Western scholarship and pedagogy of Islamic studies with the scope and depth of "Friends of God." Renard does not only provide well organized, richly detailed, absorbing, and delightful coverage of the best known literature on Muslim saints and sainthood, but he also brings the reader into modern and contemporary contexts where the subject continues to be of considerable personal and communal spiritual importance. This book is new and urgently needed in today's world, whether in the university or ...
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"I know of no other work in Western scholarship and pedagogy of Islamic studies with the scope and depth of "Friends of God." Renard does not only provide well organized, richly detailed, absorbing, and delightful coverage of the best known literature on Muslim saints and sainthood, but he also brings the reader into modern and contemporary contexts where the subject continues to be of considerable personal and communal spiritual importance. This book is new and urgently needed in today's world, whether in the university or across the global landscape of adult reflection on Islam and Muslims. "--Frederick Mathewson Denny, author of "An Introduction to Islam" and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, at Boulder
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