Mystical languages of unsaying
Auteur :
Sells, Michael A.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226747873
Date de publication :
2 mai 1994
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work examines apophatic discourse, which embraces the impossibility of naming something that is ineffable by continually turning back upon its own propositions and names. With reference to Greek, Christian and Islamic texts, Sells offers a critical account of how apophatic language works.