Waqfs and urban structures : the case of Ottoman Damascus /
"In this study the author proposes a new, integrative approach to the phenomenon of Muslim pious foundations, or waqfs. The evolution of the institution is analysed from the perspective of the formation of power systems, which shaped both the elaboration of the textual framework of the institut...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
1999.
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| Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
v. 11. |
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