Prof. Dr. Sabine Schmidtke

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsIslamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies
KeywordsSchiismus, Arabische Bibel, Islamische Philosophie, Zaiditen, Islamische Theologie

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityPrinceton
InstitutionInstitute for Advanced Study
InstituteSchool of Historical Studies

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Francoise Briquel-ChatonnetInstitut D'Etudes Semitiques, College de France, Paris Cedex 5
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ali Amir-MoezziSection des Sciences Religieuses, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Paris
Dr. Robin OstleSt. John's College, University of Oxford, Oxford
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/1996

Programme(s)

1995Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme
2019Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Schmidtke is one of the most influential scholars in Arabic and Islamic studies. Her pioneering work on Islamic intellectual history has transformed perspectives in the study of Islam. In Germany, Professor Schmidtke will continue her research on the philosophical and theological schools in Islam and work on her book project Travelling Knowledge: Towards a Historical Bibliography of the Islamic World.