Th. Emil Homerin is Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester. His books include The Wine of Love and Life: al-Fāriḍ's al-Khamriyah and al-Qaysari's Quest for Meaning; From Arab Poet to Muslim Saint: Ibn al-Fāriḍ His Verse, and His Shrine; and Umar al-Fāriḍ: Sufi Verse, Saintly Life.
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