Spiritual Grammar: Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity - Couverture souple

Longo, F. Dominic

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0823283690 ISBN 13 : 9780823283699

Editeur : Fordham University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Spiritual Grammar identifies a genre of religious literature that until now has not been recognized as such. In this surprising and theoretically nuanced study, F. Dominic Longo reveals how grammatical structures of language addressed in two medieval texts published nearly four centuries apart, from distinct religious traditions, offer a metaphor for how the self is embedded in spiritual reality. Reading The Grammar of Hearts (Nahw al-qulūb) by the great Sufi shaykh and Islamic scholar 'Abd al-Karīm al-Qushayrī (d. 1074) and Moralized Grammar (Donatus moralizatus) by Christian theologian Jean Gerson (d. 1429), Longo reveals how both authors use the rules of language and syntax to advance their pastoral goals. Indeed, grammar provides the two masters with a fresh way of explaining spiritual reality to their pupils and to discipline the souls of their readers in the hopes that their writings would make others adept in the grammar of the heart.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

F. Dominic Longo holds a Ph.D. in Arabic & Islamic Studies from Harvard University, and a M.A. in Theology from Boston College. His research focuses on queer comparative Christian-Islamic theology. Alongside his scholarly activities, Dr. Longo works in the field of leadership development, with a focus on promoting human flourishing in all its forms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fordham University Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823283690
• ISBN 13: 9780823283699
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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