Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam
Mamluk Egypt, 1250 1517
The study of poverty and charity in Islamic history has made significant advances and Adam Sabra's book represents a full-length treatment of the subject. By focusing on Mamluk Cairo, the author explores the attitude of medieval Muslims to poverty - why and how did they give alms - and the experience of being poor in an Islamic society. He also considers the role of pious endowments (waqfs) in providing food, education and medical care to the poor of medieval Egypt. This is a fascinating account of a world far removed from the affairs of emirs and ulama usually the traditional province of Mamluk studies. This trend, in conjunction with the co…
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Weitere Autoren: Morgan, David (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-03474-6
- EAN: 9780521034746
- Produktnummer: 2712757
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 328 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 328
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