Singing with the mountains: the language of god in the afghan highlands
Auteur :
Sherman, William
Éditeur :
Fordham University Press
ISBN :
9781531505684
Date de publication :
5 déc. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
413 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the Afghan highlands of the sixteenth century, the messianic community known as the Roshaniyya attempted to develop techniques of language intended to render their own tongues the organs of continuous revelation. Their story ends in a tower of skulls. In the example of the Roshaniyya, Sherman discovers a set of questions and anxieties about the capacities of language.