F. Dominic Longo

Spiritual Grammar

Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity

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Produktbeschreibung

Literary analysis and theological interpretation of Catholic, University of Paris chancellor Jean Gerson's (d. 1429) Donatus moralizatus and Muslim, Sufi scholar ¿Abd al-Kar¿m al-Qushayr¿'s (d. 1072) Näw al-qul¿b. Argues that the genre of these two religious texts aims to engender saintly readers and uses grammar as metaphor for spiritual realities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9780823283699
• ISBN-10: 0823283690
• Artikelnr.: 53544162

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations xi Preface xiii Introduction. Genre Trouble: Queering Grammar for Spiritual Purposes 1 1 Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayr
and Gerson 27 2 Genres and Genders of Gerson 53 3 Gerson's "Moralized" Primer of Spiritual Grammar 81 4 From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts 117 5 Forming Spiritual Füä
: Qushayr
's Advanced Grammar of Hearts 150 6 The Fruits of Comparison: Constructing a Theology of Grammar 186 Appendix. Translation of Jean Gerson's Moralized Grammar 217 Notes 233 Index 269