Ahmed El Shamsy

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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]
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    References

    1. 1 2 "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.
    Ahmed El Shamsy
    Academic background
    Alma mater Harvard University