LEADER 03285nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910454490703321 005 20210527023810.0 010 $a0-520-94095-4 010 $a1-281-38563-8 010 $a9786611385637 010 $a1-4356-5362-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520940956 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535140 035 $a(EBL)345549 035 $a(OCoLC)437212126 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158503 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182107 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158503 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10146369 035 $a(PQKB)10777709 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC345549 035 $a(DE-B1597)519144 035 $a(OCoLC)235334341 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520940956 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL345549 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10229953 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL138563 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535140 100 $a20070710d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFriends of God$b[electronic resource] $eIslamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood /$fJohn Renard 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (369 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-25198-9 311 0 $a0-520-24291-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-324) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tPART I. Stages in the Lives of God's Friends --$tPART II. Friends of God in Context --$tPART III. Friends in Theory --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aProphets, 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 tales, based on material ranging from the eighth to the twentieth centuries and from countries ranging from Morocco to Malaysia, provides insight into the ways in which these stories have functioned in the lives of Muslims from diverse cultural, social, economic, and political backgrounds. The book also serves as a useful and evocative tool for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization. 606 $aIslamic hagiography$xHistory and criticism 606 $aIslamic legends$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIslamic hagiography$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aIslamic legends$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a297.6/1 700 $aRenard$b John$f1944-$01026778 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454490703321 996 $aFriends of God$92492900 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02143nam 22004093 450 001 9910164099703321 005 20230220084620.0 010 $a1-78543-045-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001056841 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7196887 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7196887 035 $a(NjHacI)993710000001056841 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001056841 100 $a20230220d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDevil Stories by Various 210 1$aLondon :$cCopyright Group,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (145 pages) 330 $aWhat is our darkest fear? Death? Or the thought of spending eternity in Hell for spreading evil in our three score and ten years on Earth. Whether we think of Hell or Hades as our final destination the idea of meeting any incarnation of the Devil - Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Iblis, and his other various given names the literary references and evidence we have suggests a conversation or anything at all with him would be a very big mistake. It is often said that the Devil, for such a feared entity, actually has very little power. Most ascribe to him (yes, I can't think of any references to the Devil described as a woman) only the power to suggest evil in the hearts of humans. From such thoughts a whole industry of evil has sprung and leapt into our culture. Whilst we might expect among our wordsmiths for Edgar Allan Poe to create a world of horror do we expect the same from Thackeray of Gorky. Probably not but they deliver. So, its time to summon up the courage and immerse ourselves in a good book as the night draws in ... 606 $aDevil in literature 615 0$aDevil in literature. 676 $a821.4 700 $aThackeray$b William Makepeace$0163526 701 $aIrving$b Washington$0138711 701 $aPoe$b Edgar Allan$07382 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164099703321 996 $aDevil Stories by Various$93010547 997 $aUNINA