Not gonna lie, the fire of indignance gets lit the instant I see there is no index. It's almost the first thing I do when i pick up a book, especially in deciding whether or not I buy it.

Clearly they need to become "Piaget-pilled". If your office don't look like this I'm afraid you ain't been thinking hard enough.

correction, >$350,000!

In this 'science of religion' there is an inherent life cycle to spiritual history that offers novel insights into a theory of religious life.

I do believe he is right actually. There really will come a time when that will be true, despite his works receiving too little attention up to this point.

even the greatest and most beloved of religions, with the sincerest devotees, at one point lingered in complete obscurity, and not a person could be found to turn their attention to it. Later, at its height, there are those who wouldn't rest to express their preoccupation, even to extravagance.

and recreation of the status of 'inimitability' ('ijaz) of his works and their revelatory nature. A deliberate restatement of the Qu'ran's famous challenge and further extension. It is also a metacommentary on the rising and falling action of 'Religion' writ-large in history. His point reflects that

Oh the joy of getting actual valid feedback from people you can respect, nay, even learn from elevate your work from their contributions!

cant wait to read this very timely work. some 30 years into the publication in English it is high time for a efflorescence of exploration into the Aqdas.

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