Charity, Endowments, and Charitable Institutions in Medieval Islam
ISBN: 9780813035895
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / UPF
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Religion;

In this first comparative treatment of charity and charitable institutions in Islam and Muslim societies of the Middle East, Yaacov Lev mines a variety of primary sources, including Arabic chronicles, dictionaries, waqf (pious endowment) deeds, and epigraphic evidence.


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