Longo Spiritual Grammar

Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8232-7674-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Longo, F. Dominic

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations xiPreface xiiiIntroduction. Genre Trouble: Queering Grammar for Spiritual Purposes 11 Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayri and Gerson 272 Genres and Genders of Gerson 533 Gerson’s “Moralized” Primer of Spiritual Grammar 814 From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts 1175 Forming Spiritual Fusaha': Qushayri’s Advanced Grammar of Hearts 1506 The Fruits of Comparison: Constructing a Theology of Grammar 186Appendix. Translation of Jean Gerson’s Moralized Grammar 217Notes 233Index 269

Über Autor(innen)

Longo F. Dominic:
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.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.