Spiritual Grammar Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity |
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Author:
| Longo, F. Dominic |
Series title: | Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8232-7572-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $88.00 |
Book Description:
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Literary analysis and theological interpretation of Catholic, University of Paris chancellor Jean Gerson's (d. 1429) Donatus moralizatus and Muslim, Sufi scholar ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Qushayrī's (d. 1072) Naḥw al-qulūb. Argues that the genre of these two religious texts aims to engender saintly readers and uses grammar as metaphor for spiritual realities.
Literary analysis and theological interpretation of Catholic, University of Paris chancellor Jean Gerson's (d. 1429) Donatus moralizatus and Muslim, Sufi scholar ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Qushayrī's (d. 1072) Naḥw al-qulūb. Argues that the genre of these two religious texts aims to engender saintly readers and uses grammar as metaphor for spiritual realities.