The Garden and the Fire: Heaven and Hell in Islamic Culture
A timely publication, highly recommended for specialists and non-specialists alike.(Youssef ChoueiriTimes Higher Education Supplement)This gem of a book offers a thorough, evocative study... Essential.(Choice)A delightful book.(David ReismanJournal of Islamic Studies1900-01-00)A wide-ranging... welcome addition to a small and growing body of scholarship.(Brannon WheelerAmerican Historical Review)Rustomji has filled a real gap in the secondary literature.... [The Garden and the Fire] is one of the best introductions to the Islamic eschatological literature.(Walid SalehJournal of the American Academy of Religion)Highly useful not only to students and educated lay people but also to comparativists and specialists.(Frederick S. ColbyJournal of Religion1900-01-00)