Islamic jurisprudence in the classical era / (Record no. 12277)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521110808 |
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| ISBN | 0521110807 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | kd600.c34 2010 |
| Item number | 08145330 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Calder, Norman. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Islamic jurisprudence in the classical era / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Norman Calder ; edited by Colin Imber ; introduction and afterword by Robert Gleave |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication or production | 2010 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 233 pages ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: Introduction Robert Gleave; 1. The Hanafi law on fornication; 2. Nawawi and the typologies of fiqh writing; 3. Scholars, muftis, judges, and secular power: the need for distinctions; 4. The social function of fatwas; Afterword: scholarly priorities and Islamic studies: the reviews of Norman Calder Robert Gleave |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Ten years after his untimely death, Norman Calder is still considered a luminary in the field of Islamic law. At the time he was one among a handful of scholars from the West who were beginning to engage with the subject. In the intervening years, much has changed, and Islamic law is now understood as fundamental to any engagement with the study of Islam, its history, and its society, and Dr. Calder's work is integral to that engagement. In this book, Colin Imber has put together and edited four essays by Norman Calder that have never been previously published. Typically incisive, they categorize and analyze the different genres of Islamic juristic literature that was produced between the tenth and fourteenth centuries, showing what function they served both in the preservation of Muslim legal and religious traditions and in the day-to-day lives of their communities. The essays also examine the status and role of the jurists themselves and are to be particularly welcomed for giving clear answers to the controversial questions of how far Islamic law and juristic thinking changed over the centuries, and how far it was able to adapt to new circumstances. In his introduction to the volume, Robert Gleave assesses the place and importance of Norman Calder's work in the field of Islamic legal studies. This is a groundbreaking book from one of the most important scholars of his generation"--Provided by publisher |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Islamic law |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Imber, Colin. |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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