03038nam a2200385Ia 4500 ocn642206072 OCoLC 20200709055247.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100617s2010 nyu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780511677786 (electronic bk.) 0511677782 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)642206072 313406 (N$T) KBP55 .C348 2010eb 340.5/9 22 N$TA Calder, Norman. Islamic jurisprudence in the classical era [electronic resource] / Norman Calder ; edited by Colin Imber ; introduction and afterword by Robert Gleave. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (vii, 233 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. The Ḥanafi law on fornication -- Nawawi ̄and the typologies of fiqh writing -- Scholars, muftis, judges, and secular power : the need for distinctions -- The social function of fatwas. "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. Description based on print version record. Islamic law History To 1500. Electronic books. Imber, Colin. Print version: Calder, Norman. Islamic jurisprudence in the classical era. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521110808 (DLC) 2010000034 (OCoLC)466341150 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=313406 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49806 49806