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Interpretation and Jurisprudence in Medieval Islam
At the time of his death in 1998, at the age of 47, Norman Calder had become the most widely-discussed scholar in his field. This work focuses on his monograph, "Studies in Early Muslim Jurisprudence" (Oxford, 1993), which challenged existing theories about the origins of Islamic Law.
| Author(s) | By Norman Calder, Jawid Mojaddedi. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 432 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 28 Nov 2006 |
| Availability | Available |
At the time of his death in 1998, at the age of 47, Norman Calder had become the most widely-discussed scholar in his field. This work focuses on his monograph, "Studies in Early Muslim Jurisprudence" (Oxford, 1993), which challenged existing theories about the origins of Islamic Law.
Contents: Introduction. Methodology: History and nostalgia: reflections on John Wansbrough's The Sectarian Milieu; The limits of Islamic orthodoxy; Law; Tafsir from Tabari to Ibn Kathir: problems in the description of a genre, illustrated with reference t
Norman Calder, who died in 1998 at the age of 47, was one of the leading scholars in the study of Islamic jurisprudence and hermeneutics. At the time of his retirement, he was Senior Lecturer in Arabic in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Universi
