Spiritual Grammar - Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity (Paperback)

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-qulub) by the great Sufi shaykh and Islamic scholar 'Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri (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.

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	F. Dominic Longo
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-8369-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Promotions
LSN:	0-8232-8369-0
Barcode:	9780823283699

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