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Ahmed El Shamsy

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Ahmed El Shamsy
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago

Ahmed El Shamsy is a professor of Islamic thought at the University of Chicago.[1]

Biography

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El Shamsy received his Ph.D. in 2009 from Harvard University. His works examine the historical development of classical Islamic disciplines and academic culture. His studies focus on orality and literacy, the history of the book, and the theory and practice of Islamic law. He has been at the University of Chicago since 2010.[1]

Works

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  • El Shamsy, Ahmed (2020). Rediscovering the Islamic Classics: How Editors and Print Culture Transformed an Intellectual Tradition. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691174563.[2]
  • El Shamsy, Ahmed (2013). The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107041486.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ahmed El Shamsy". Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. University of Chicago. October 3, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Reviews of Rediscovering the Islamic Classics: How Editors and Print Culture Transformed an Intellectual Tradition:
  3. ^ Reviews of The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History:
    • Lucas, Scott C. (October 6, 2015). "Ahmed El Shamsy: The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 79 (1). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 176–178. doi:10.1017/s0041977x15000944. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 164106976.
    • Stewart, Devin J. (October–December 2015). "Reviewed Work: The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History by Ahmed El Shamsy". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 135 (4): 843–846. doi:10.7817/jameroriesoci.135.4.843.
    • Vishanoff, David R. (November 21, 2014). "The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History". Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations. 26 (2). Informa UK Limited: 256–258. doi:10.1080/09596410.2014.979575. ISSN 0959-6410. S2CID 147645835.