Spiritual Grammar Genre and the Saintly Subject in Islam and Christianity

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...

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Main Author Longo, F. Dominic
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Fordham University Press 2017
Edition1
SeriesComparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions
Subjects
al-Qushayrī
Christian Theology
Comparative Religion
grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general
HISTORY
HISTORY / Medieval
Islamic Theology
Jean Gerson
Language & Literature
Language and languages
Literary genre
Literary Studies
Medieval
Medieval Studies
Medieval theology
Mysticism
RELIGION
Religious aspects
Sufism
Theology
ʿAbd al-Karīm
Christian Theology
Islamic Theology
grammar
al-Qushayrī
Medieval theology
Literary genre
ʿAbd al-Karīm
Sufism
Jean Gerson
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Abbreviations PREFACE Introduction: Genre Trouble: 1: Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayrī and Gerson 2: Genres and Genders of Gerson 3: Gerson’s “Moralized” Primer of Spiritual Grammar 4: From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts 5: Forming Spiritual Fuṣaḥāʾ: 6: The Fruits of Comparison: Appendix: NOTES INDEX Back Matter
  • Cover Contents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction. Genre Trouble: Queering Grammar for Spiritual Purposes 1 Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayrī and Gerson 2 Genres and Genders of Gerson 3 Gerson’s “Moralized” Primer of Spiritual Grammar 4 From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts 5 Forming Spiritual Fu.a.a.: Qushayri’s Advanced Grammar of Hearts 6 The Fruits of Comparison: Constructing a Theology of Grammar Appendix. Translation of Jean Gerson’s Moralized Grammar Notes Index Title Page, Copyright Page
  • Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction. Genre Trouble: Queering Grammar for Spiritual Purposes -- 1 Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayrī and Gerson -- 2 Genres and Genders of Gerson -- 3 Gerson's "Moralized" Primer of Spiritual Grammar -- 4 From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts -- 5 Forming Spiritual Fu.a.a.: Qushayri's Advanced Grammar of Hearts -- 6 The Fruits of Comparison: Constructing a Theology of Grammar -- Appendix. Translation of Jean Gerson's Moralized Grammar -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z
  • Introduction: Genre Trouble --
  • 6. The Fruits of Comparison --
  • CONTENTS --
  • ABBREVIATIONS --
  • 3. Gerson's "Moralized" Primer of Spiritual Grammar --
  • NOTES --
  • 4. From the Names of God to the Grammar of Hearts --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 5. Forming Spiritual Fuṣaḥāʾ --
  • 1. Arabic, Latin, and the Discipline of Grammar in the Worlds of Qushayrī and Gerson --
  • Appendix: Translation of Jean Gerson's Moralized Grammar --
  • INDEX
  • 2. Genres and Genders of Gerson --
  • PREFACE --