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Ahmed El Shamsy

Rediscovering the Islamic Classics

How Editors and Print Culture Transformed an Intellectual Tradition

Ahmed El Shamsy

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English
Princeton University Press
20 April 2020
Literature: history & criticism; History of ideas; Media studies; Islamic studies; Publishing industry
The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literature

Islamic book culture dates back to late antiquity, when Muslim scholars began to write down their doctrines on parchment, papyrus, and paper and then to compose increasingly elaborate analyses of, and commentaries on, these ideas.
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Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 155mm, 
ISBN:   9780691174563
ISBN 10:   0691174563
Pages:   312
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ahmed El Shamsy is associate professor of Islamic thought at the University of Chicago and the author of The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History.

Reviews for Rediscovering the Islamic Classics: How Editors and Print Culture Transformed an Intellectual Tradition

Rediscovering the Islamic Classics . . . contains fascinating insights, which anyone with even a vague interest in Islam's intellectual history will enjoy. ---Usman Butt, Middle East Monitor


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